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Afghanistan: Joint operations kill 16 Taliban insurgents

| | Jul 10, 2017, at 06:26 pm
Kabul, Jul 10 (IBNS): At least 16 Taliban insurgents were killed in a joint operation conducted by Afghani troops in Logar province, local Khaama Press reported.

Confirming the same, the provincial government's statement read: "An operation was launched around 4 am local time in Mohammad Agha district which ended in the afternoon and as a result 16 insurgents were killed."

The statement also added that eight improvised explosive device (IED) stored in a mosque were confiscated along with 10 motorcycles.

The Taliban has not yet comment on the news.

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