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10 militants killed in S. Afghanistan
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec 15, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Afghan forces launched
offensive killing at least 10 militants affiliated with the Taliban and
wounding 15 others in the country’s southern Kandahar province, an army
spokesman in Ahmad Sadeq Eisa region said Saturday.
The operations, according to the official, were launched late on Friday,
in Khakriz district of the restive province and so far 10 militants have been
killed and 15 others wounded.
The Taliban militants fighting government forces in the area, have not
commented on the report.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1430 hrs