Narcotics factory, weapons depot destroyed in Helmand

KABUL in Marja district of southern Helmand province.

A statement from the NDS received by Pajhwok Afghan News said that Afghan Special Forces launched an operation in Marja district of Helmand.

The source said that a narcotics factory belonged to the Taliban’s Red Unit and a Taliban commander, Mudasir, was destroyed during the operation.

A weapons depot where around 3,000 kilograms of explosives were stored also destroyed during the operation, the statement concluded.

However, the Taliban did not comment yet on the regard.

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