Afghan forces kill 30 Taliban militants across country
Iran Press TV
Sun Nov 23, 2014 2:15PM GMT
Afghan security forces have killed 30 Taliban militants and injured three others during separate operations across the country over the past 24 hours.
The Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement issued on Monday that the militants were killed and injured during a series of operations carried out in Baghlan, Farah, Helmand and Nangarhar provinces.
The statement further noted that one Taliban militant was 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 made any comments on the issue.
The development comes a day after at least 35 Taliban militants were killed and 28 others wounded in clashes with Afghan security forces across Afghanistan.
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 the foreign forces exit the country at the end of 2014.
The United States 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 the US history.
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