AFF Senior Commander killed in clash with Taliban

Akmal Ameer and his seven companions were killed during an operation on April 10, but the Front did not confirm the report then….reports Asian Lite News

Afghanistan Freedom Front (AFF) has confirmed the death of its Senior Commander, Akmal Ameer, on Sunday, Afghanistan-based Khaama Press reported.

Akmal Ameer, a former commander of the Afghan Special Forces, and his seven companions were killed during a clash with the Taliban in southern Salang, Parwan province. AFF is an anti-Taliban militant group operating in Afghanistan.

According to the Taliban-led Defense Ministry of Afghanistan, Akmal Ameer and his seven companions were killed during an operation on April 10, but the Front did not confirm the report then.

The statement also added that numerous weapons and ammunition were seized during the raid, including a rocket rifle, two RPGs, four Ak-47 and night camera vision, Khaama Press reported.

Ameer was a leading Afghanistan national defence force member during the former republic administration. After the fall of Kabul in August 2021, he went to Panjshir and joined the resistance front, but when the Taliban entered Panjshir the same month, he went to Iran.

According to sources within the Freedom Front, Ameer returned from Iran two months ago and was heading up the military affairs for the Front.

A statement released by the Front said the Taliban has taken the bodies of Ameer and his comrades to the Parwan Hospital. The statement added that the bodies were disrespected “by the Taliban.”

The Taliban released several photos on Sunday showing that Ameer was shot in the mouth.

Mine blast

An unexploded device, a war remnant of years of conflict in Afghanistan’s southern region went off in Kandahar province on Saturday, killing one child and injuring another, Khaama Press reported citing sources.

The incident took place on Friday night after the kids discovered the unexploded gadget and started playing with it. In contrast, according to the story, the device detonated, killing a child instantly and critically hurting another. One child was killed and another was hurt in a mine explosion in Kandahar’s Mianshin district, according to Haji Zaid, speaking on behalf of the Taliban-run provincial government on Saturday, Khaama Press reported.

A similar event that left one youngster dead and another hurt happened in the province last Sunday.

On the other hand, two toddlers were killed in a different event that happened in the Nahoor area of the Ghazni province in eastern Afghanistan, reported the Afghan news agency.

Two youngsters were killed last week when unexploded bombs exploded in the Wardak province of Afghanistan’s Sayedabad area.

Unexploded bombs from earlier conflicts have started to appear more frequently across the nation, killing and injuring men, women, and even kids.

According to Khaama Press, due to the detonation of unexploded bombs left over from the forty-year civil war, Afghanistan is allegedly still one of the countries in the world with the highest concentration of mines, killing dozens of people each month, including children. (ANI)

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