Martyr attack hits Charkh district; 49 killed

 LOGAR,Sept. 1 – A martyr attack latest in the series of the Operation Omari,hit the heavily-guarded headquarters of Charkh district in Logar around predawn Thursday, leaving as many as 49 enemy personnel including officers killed and many others wounded, Al-Emarah News said. The attack began by a brave Mujahid of the martyr squad of the Islamic Emirate […]

 LOGAR,Sept. 1 – A martyr attack latest in the series of the Operation Omari,hit the heavily-guarded headquarters of Charkh district in Logar around predawn Thursday, leaving as many as 49 enemy personnel including officers killed and many others wounded, Al-Emarah News said.

The attack began by a brave Mujahid of the martyr squad of the Islamic Emirate slamming his explosive-filled truck into the entrance agate to let the other martyr attackers in.

A bloody fighting unleashed as Mujahideen fought their way in.

Fresh reports indicate as many 49 enemy personnel including high-ranking officers including district police chief were killed, while two armored tanks and an armored fighting vehicle were destroyed in the operation.

Mohammad Hanif Hanifi, the district governor and was among those killed in Thursday’s operation.

The reports suggest Kamal who was talking to the media was former governor of the district. Hanif Hanifi, the newly appointed governor was killed in the martyr attack.

It was a worse single day attack, marking the first of September and making the month deadliest for the enemy.