19 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Clearing Operations

KABUL: (Middle East Press) At least 19 Taliban insurgents were killed and 5 others were injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) following a statement said the operations were conducted in the past 24 hours by Afghan National Police (ANP) forces in cooperation with the Afghan National Army and NDS to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.

The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Kandahar, Uruzgan, Zabul, Baghlan, Laghman and Helmand provinces, as a result 19 armed Taliban insurgents were killed and five others were wounded.

Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition during the operations, the statement added.

“During the same 24 hour period, Afghan National Police discovered and defused 12 different types of IEDs placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Herat, Zabul, Kandahar, Sar-e-Pul and Laghman provinces,” MoI said.

The Taliban insurgent groups have not commented regarding the report yet.