Afghan forces kill 50 Taliban militants across country
Iran Press TV
Wed Sep 10, 2014 8:28AM GMT
Afghan national security forces backed by army troops have killed 50 Taliban militants and injured 13 others during separate cleanup operations across the Asian country over the past 24 hours.
The Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement issued on Wednesday that the militants were killed and injured during a series of operations carried out in Baghlan, Ghazni, Khost, Kunar, Logar, Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika and Takhar provinces.
The statement further noted that four Taliban militants were also arrested during the operations.
It, however, did not mention whether there were any casualties on the side of the Afghan forces.
The Taliban have not yet confirmed any casualties and made no comments on the operations.
The Taliban militants have stepped up their attacks against the Afghan government, foreign forces and civilians. The group has vowed to escalate the attacks on Afghan forces and US-led troops, their bases, diplomatic missions and vehicle convoys before foreign forces exit the country at the end of 2014.
The US and its allies invaded Afghanistan in 2001 as part of Washington's so-called war on terror. The offensive removed the Taliban from power, but insecurity remains across the country despite the presence of thousands of US-led troops.
The US-led war in Afghanistan, which has caused record-high civilian and military casualties, has become the longest military conflict in US history.
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