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Security operation in Afghanistan kills 30 Taliban

| @indiablooms | Mar 09, 2019, at 03:49 pm

Kabul, Mar 9 (IBNS): A security operation in Afghanistan's Qala Zal district left at least 30 Taliban terrorists killed, media reports said on Saturday.

Governor’s spokesman, Asmatullah Muradi told Pajhwok Afghan News 26 Taliban insurgent killed and seven others captured in Afghan forces operation in capital of the province late on Friday night.

Speaking to the news agency, he identified the detained insurgents as Gul Nabi, Mirza Fariduddin, Qari Bahauddin, Baridad, Safar Mohammmad, Abdul Wahid and Mulavi Abdul Majid.

“Afghan forces are recently ordered of targeted attacks and operations against the insurgents and that is the reason of Taliban’s high casualties,” he told the news agency.

Security forces did not suffer casualty in the operation.

Several Taliban hideouts, weapons and equipment were destroyed during the incident.

Taliban did not comment on the issue so far.

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