Kabul: At least 40 Taliban militants were killed or injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours, interior ministry officials said yesterday. According to a statement released by interior ministry, the militants were killed or injured during operations conducted in Samangan, Faryab, Zabul, Uruzgan, Logar and Helmand provinces. The statement further added that the Afghan national police (ANP) forces conducted the operations in cooperation with the Afghan national army (ANA) forces and Afghan intelligence – national directorate of security (NDS) operatives.
Four rebel leaders die in Kandahar
Kabul: Four senior anti-government armed militant commanders were killed in the past 24 hours in southern Kandahar province. Gen Zahir Azimi, spokesman for the defence of Afghanistan said at least four militants were also arrested during the operations. Azimi said Afghan national army soldiers discovered and seized various types of weapons and explosives including 37 improvised explosive devices. Agencies
