Report: 100 Elite Afghan Commandos Reported Killed From Taliban Onslaught

Long War Journal: Taliban routs Afghan Commandos while overrunning remote district in Ghazni

As Taliban fighters continue to battle Afghan forces for control of the provincial capital of Ghazni city, its fighters overran the remote district of Ajristan and routed elite Afghan Commandos who were assigned to defend it. Upwards of 100 Commandos are reported to have been killed after their unit melted away into the mountains.

On its official website, Voice of Jihad, the Taliban claimed it overran the “Ajristan district administration center, police headquarter and other installations” on the afternoon of Aug. 11. The Taliban claimed it killed “an infamous enemy commander Baido along with 5 others,” and captured 25 Afghan security personnel.

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WNU Editor: When you lose your elite soldiers at numbers like this, you will not be able to defeat the Taliban.

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