Kabul: A security operation led by Afghan security forces have claimed the lives of 23 people, mostly armed insurgents, in the northern Kunduz and Badakhshan provinces since Wednesday night, officials said.
A clash erupted between militants and security forces early yesterday in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province had left 13 people dead, a local official said.
“The clash erupted in the wee hours yesterday and lasted for several hours, during which 13 people including nine militants and four Afghan soldiers had been killed,” district governor said.
Another 11 people, including five soldiers and six insurgents, sustained injuries in the clash, he said.
In a related development, security forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Badakhshan province Wednesday night, killing 10 insurgents, police said. AGENcies
