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102 militants killed in Ghazni and Wardak in past 10 days
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has claimed at least 102 militants were killed during the clearance operations in central Maidan Wardak and southeastern Ghazni provinces during the past 10 days.According to a statement by MoD, the operations were conducted in Zankhan district of Ghazni and Maidan Wardak provinces as part of ‘Sultan Wrath’ operations. The statement further added that 64 militants were also wounded and 2 others were arrested during the operations. The Afghan security forces confiscated various types of weapons, ammunition and explosives, including 20 rifles, 2 rocket launchers, the statement said, adding that various types of vehicles and bikes were also confiscated. According to MoD, the Afghan forces recovered several containers belonging to the traders which were seized by the militants from the highway in Ghazni. MoD said at least 52 Improvised Explosive Device were also discovered and defused during the operations besides dismantling a communication establishment of the militants. The Afghan security forces did not suffer any casualties during the operations, the defense ministry added. The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far. Posted by: badanov 2016-05-20 |
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