22 November 2016

News Story: (Afghan) Winter Operation To Be Launched Monday

by Sharif Amiry

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said they are ready to launch the "Second Shafaq" operation from Monday in eastern Nangarhar province in order to eliminate the Taliban's safe havens and cut off their supply routes.

"Tomorrow an operation under the name of Second Shafaq will be launched in which security forces will target insurgents' supply routes, their recruitment places and the areas where they gather," said Mohammad Radmanesh, spokesman for the MoD.

Military analysts believe that launching operations in the winter is the season for security forces to eliminate insurgents.

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