38 Taliban militants killed in Afghan raids
Updated: 2013-09-14 15:18
( Xinhua)
KABUL - Thirty-eight Taliban militants have been killed in cleanup operations since earlyFriday, authorities said on Saturday morning.
"Afghan National Police (ANP) conducted several clean up operations with the cooperation ofArmy, National Directorate for Security and Coalition Forces in Kandahar, Uruzgan, Ghazni andHelmand provinces over the past 24 hours, killing 38 armed Taliban insurgents, wounding 15and capturing 13 others," the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement providing dailyoperational updates.
The ANP also found and defused 10 bombs in Laghman, Kunduz, Kandahar and Heratprovinces over the last 24 hours, the statement added.
In addition, five Taliban were killed and two militants were arrested following an overnight clashin surrounding areas of Sari Pul city, the provincial capital of northern Sari Pul province, aprovincial police source told Xinhua, adding one army soldier was also wounded in theengagement between security forces and Taliban there.
The Taliban insurgent group has not made comments so far.
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