An A-29 Super Tucano taxis across the airfield at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, Jan. 15, 2016. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nathan Lipscomb)
On July 8, 9 and 10, the Afghan Ministry of Defense released ten videos of recent airstrikes that targeted the Taliban in different parts of Afghanistan.
The videos include footage of dozens of recent Afghan Air Force airstrikes which hit gatherings, vehicles and positions of the Taliban. The airstrikes inflicted heavy human and material losses on the rebel group.
6 #Taliban terrorists were killed and 3 others were wounded in an airstrike conducted by #AAF on a Taliban hideout in Dand district of #Kandahar province, today morning.
Also, 3 vehicles, some amount of their weapons, amos & explosives were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/rqfb5krYVy
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 10, 2021
70 #Taliban terrorists were killed and 8 others were wounded in clearing operations conducted by #ANDSF with support from #AAF in Dand district and at the outskirts of #Kandahar provincial center, yesterday.
Also,a large amount of their weapons, amos & explosives were destroyed pic.twitter.com/EjqCj5oDn7
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 10, 2021
39 #Taliban terrorists including 2 of their senior commanders were killed & 17 others were wounded in an offensive operation conducted by #ANDSF with support from #AAF at the outskirts of Lashkargah, #Helmand provincial center, yesterday.
& their weapons & amos were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/dBCRYkPNoj
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 10, 2021
Precise air strikes on #terrorists!
27 #Taliban terrorist were killed and 5 other were wounded in an airstrike conducted by #AAF in Spinboldak district of #Kandahar province last night. pic.twitter.com/nArJ9xRTlG
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 9, 2021
23 #Taliban terrorists were killed in #airstrikes conducted by #AAF in Takhta-e Pol district of #Kandahar province, today morning.
Also, a large amount of their weapons & amos were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/PgN849Fy4k
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 9, 2021
Usually, such airstrikes are carried out by US-supplied A-29 Super Tucano and Cessna 208 warplanes or MD 530F Cayuse Warrior attack helicopters.
39 #Taliban terrorists were killed and 10 others were wounded in #airstrikes conducted by #AAF in Zherai district and at outskirts of #Kandahar provincial center, afternoon today.
Also, 20 enemy weapons and some amount of their amos were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/B5WthiTkTp
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 8, 2021
13 #Taliban were killed & 8 others including 2 of their commanders were wounded in #airstrikes conducted by #AAF on #Talib hideouts & a mine factory in Marja dist, #Helmand, afternoon today.
Also,2 hideouts, 9 weapons, 2 Pk machine guns,2 RPG & 10 of their radios were destroyed pic.twitter.com/Ke0F8XUmOM— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 8, 2021
حمله هوایی در قندهار
به دشمن تلفات سنگین وارده شده است … pic.twitter.com/Z45PUimhbA— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 8, 2021
4 #Taliban terrorists were killed and 2 others were wounded in an #airstrike conducted by #AAF in Baraki Barak district of #Logar province, yesterday.
Also, some amount of their weapons & ammunition were destroyed. pic.twitter.com/19RBf0PH2P
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 8, 2021
Recent video: Precise airstrikes on terrorist hideouts in different parts of Afghanistan. pic.twitter.com/Wj2vdRDwqb
— Ministry of Defense, Afghanistan (@MoDAfghanistan) July 8, 2021
The Taliban have been advancing on different frontlines across Afghanistan since May 1, when the US announced a plan to withdraw its troops from the country before September 11. Today, the group claims that 85% of territory in Afghanistan is under its control.
The group most notable gains were in the northwestern province of Herat, where its fighters captured the Islam Qala border crossing with Iran and the Torghundi border crossing with Turkmenistan.
Despite gaining ground, the group is sustaining heavy losses. According to a statement shared by Afghan MoD on July 10, 191 Taliban fighters were killed, 102 were wounded and 23 others were captured in different parts of Afghanistan in the last 24 hours. These losses will not likely halt the group’s advance.
