KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov 20, 2019 (BSS/Xinhua) – Five militants were
killed and five others were arrested after Afghan Special Operations Forces
waged an operation in southern Kandahar province during Tuesday night, local
police said on Wednesday.
“The night raid operation was launched in Attali locality of Khakrez
district, in the northern side of Kandahar province. The security forces
received hostile fire from militants during the raid and return fire for self
defense,” provincial police spokesman Jamal Barakzai told Xinhua.
The clashes left five enemy combatants killed and five militants arrested
but no security force member was hurt, he said.
The security forces also seized some amount of weapons and ammunition and
destroyed six militants’ motorcycles during the raid, the police official
added.
Security situation has been improving in Kandahar, the former stronghold of
Taliban, over the past months, as security forces have conducted search and
cordon operations across the province. But the militants attack government
interests in the province from time to time.
The Taliban militant group has not made a comment on the report so far.