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30 Taliban militants killed in E. Afghanistan
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Nov. 17, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Up to 30 militants
have been confirmed dead as the government forces stormed Taliban hideouts in
Khogiani district of the eastern Nangarhar province on Friday night, a
statement of the provincial government released here Saturday said.
According to the statement, the government forces targeted Taliban
hideouts in Zawi area of Khogiani district late Friday night, leaving up to
30 insurgents killed and several others injured, and they also destroyed five
important centers of the insurgent group.
No civilians and security personnel have been harmed in the operations,
the statement said.
It also added that the security forces would continue to target the
insurgents elsewhere in the province.
Taliban militants have yet to make comments.
BSS/Xinhua/MSY/1423 hrs