ANA rescues civilians from Taliban’s captivity

LASHKARGAH (SW): The Special Forces of the Afghan National Army (ANA) have rescued at least 32 civilians from the Taliban captivity in Helmand province.

Brig. Mohammad Rasool, director media affairs for the ANA’s 215-Maiwand Corps, told journalists the operation was conducted in the Chah-e-Mirza area of the Naad-e-Ali district. He added most of the people rescued from the Taliban’s captivity are civilians. He noted the rescued men have now been taken for biometric screening.

Brig. Rasool claimed no harm has been done to the ANA men in this operation. The Taliban have not commented in this regard so far. This is the fourth such prison of the Taliban broken by the security forces in Helmand province this year.

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