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Afghanistan
19 militants killed in counter-terrorism operations led by Afghan army
2016-03-03
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 19 Death Eaters were killed in the latest counter-terrorism operations led by the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in various provinces of the country.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the operations were conducted in the past 24 hours to suppress the activities of the terrorist groups.

A statement by MoD said at least 5 Death Eaters were also maimed and 7 others were detained by the security forces during the same operations.

The statement further added that 7 holy warriors were killed and a vehicle along with a cycle of violence was confiscated by the security forces in Char Chino district of Uruzgan province.

At least 5 holy warriors were killed in Dand-e-Shahabuddin district of Baghlan province, MoD said, adding that 5 others were maimed.

MoD also added that 3 holy warriors were killed in a separate operation in Dasht-e-Archi district of Kunduz province, while 4 others were killed in Alisheng district of Laghman province.

The statement said various types of weapons, ammunition and explosives were seized by the Afghan forces during the same operations.

The anti-government armed myrmidon groups have not commented regarding the operations so far.
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