Ghazni city comes under mortar attack amid high level security meeting
[Khaama Press] The Ghazni city in southeastern Ghazni province came under mortar attack amid ongoing high level security meeting, the officials said.
The incident took place before noon time as the defense minister Tariq Shah Bahrami, deputy interior minister, and some other senior officials had participated in a security meeting.
The deputy spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense Gen. Mohammad Radmanish confirmed the incident and said a mortar round has landed away from the provincial government compound.
Gen. Radmanish further added that the attack has not inflicted casualties on the security personnel or civilians.
However, unconfirmed reports indicate that the mortar attack has left at least five people wounded, including security personnel.
The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban militants have not commented regarding incident so far.
The minister of defense and other senior security officials arrived in Ghazni province earlier today to review the security situation of the province.
Ghazni is among the relatively volatile provinces in southeastern parts of the country but the security situation of the province has sharply deteriorated during the recent months.
Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in Ghazni airstrikes
[Khaama Press] The Taliban militants suffered heavy casualties during the airstrikes conducted in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan in support of the ongoing operations.
The 203rd Thunder Corps of the Afghan Military in a statement said the airstrikes were conducted in Khumar Khel and Esa Khel areas of Moqor district.
The statement further added that the airstrikes were conducted as part of the ongoing Palang Sahra military operations which are jointly being conducted against the anti-government armed militants.
According to Thunder Corps, at least 41 militants were killed and at least 17 others sustained injuries during the airstrikes and military operations.
Two Dshk heavy machine guns installed on pickup type vehcles were also destroyed during the airstrikes along with a rocket launcher and PKM machine gune, Thunder Corps said, adding that the dead bodies of at least three militants were left behind by the other militants.
In the meantime, the Thunder Corps said a militant was killed during a separate clash with the security forces in Khair Kot district of Paktiak province and a Ak-47 assault rifle, a motorcycle, and Pakistani national identity card were also confiscated.
The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban militants have not commented regarding the report so far.