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Three villagers were killed by fighting in Mai Hkawng village, in eastern Kachin State’s Mansi Township, on the afternoon of Wednesday 23 September at 5:30 PM, the Kachin News Group has learned.
Two more civilians were injured by the fighting between government forces and troops from the Kachin Independence Organization (KIO). Fighting flared up again in Mansi Township last week and has displaced more than 250 people, aid workers say.
At least 22 insurgents affiliated with the Taliban and Islamic State (IS) groups have been killed and 21 others injured in the ongoing military operation in eastern Nangarhar province.
The operation named ‘Shaheen 09’ was launched in Laghurjo and Sayed Ahmad Khel areas of Kot district last week to flush out militants hiding in the area.
The Pakistan Air Force (PAF) camp at Inqalab road in Peshawar’s Badaber area came under attack early Friday.
Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson Muhammad Khurasani claimed responsibility for the attack in an e-mail sent to journalists.
The Afghan National Army said its forces killed 100 militants during several military operations carried out across the country over the weekend.
The operations, which occurred in 11 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, were conducted in a 24-hour period from Saturday afternoon into Sunday, according to the Afghan Ministry of Defense.
A battle took place between KIA’s 7th Battalion troops and a combined force of Burmese Army’s 46th, 137th, and 138th Light Infantry Battalions at a location between Wadat and Tam Ja village on Putao–Sumprabum road on Aug 30.