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KANDAHAR (SW) – Joint units of the security forces on Sunday held military drills in Kandahar province after similar maneuvers in Paktia and Nangarhar provinces.
According to the defense ministry, the maneuver was carried out in the Spin Boldak district near the Durand Line. In this maneuver, various units demonstrated their capabilities and readiness.
Spokesman for Kandahar governor, Bahir Ahmadi said the purpose of the military exercise was to reassure the residents that the security forces are by their side.
According to him, a number of top Ministry of Defense officials closely monitored the military maneuvers.
Javed Faisal, a spokesman for the National Security Council, tweeted that the maneuver was named after a number of security forces who were killed by Pakistani troops in the district on Eid al-Adha.
Gen. Yasin Zia, the army chief of staff, also went to Kandahar province to watch the exercise. He said that the Afghan security and defense forces have high combat and professional capabilities and readiness.
In the past two days, security forces carried out large-scale military exercises in Nangarhar and Paktia provinces.
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