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Afghan soldiers allegedly behead 4 Taliban
Slaying of Afghan soldier avenged, commander says
A senior Afghan militia commander alleged Wednesday that troops from Afghanistans U.S.-trained national army beheaded four Taliban fighters to avenge the similar slaying of an Afghan soldier and a military interpreter.
The killings occurred Monday in southeastern Zabul province, said Naimatullah Khan, the commander of government militias in the region. U.S. troops were not present at the time, Khan said.
Afghan National Army troops sent to look for an interpreter and soldier who became separated from a combined Afghan-U.S. force found their corpses and severed heads on a mountainside, Khan said. Four Taliban fighters were later caught in a search of the area, he said.
The ANA soldiers did the same thing. They cut off their heads, Khan said. He said the corpses of the suspected Taliban were left where they lay, but had no further details.
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Slaying of Afghan soldier avenged, commander says
A senior Afghan militia commander alleged Wednesday that troops from Afghanistans U.S.-trained national army beheaded four Taliban fighters to avenge the similar slaying of an Afghan soldier and a military interpreter.
The killings occurred Monday in southeastern Zabul province, said Naimatullah Khan, the commander of government militias in the region. U.S. troops were not present at the time, Khan said.
Afghan National Army troops sent to look for an interpreter and soldier who became separated from a combined Afghan-U.S. force found their corpses and severed heads on a mountainside, Khan said. Four Taliban fighters were later caught in a search of the area, he said.
The ANA soldiers did the same thing. They cut off their heads, Khan said. He said the corpses of the suspected Taliban were left where they lay, but had no further details.
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