Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed 12 Taliban fighters on Tuesday, including two militant leaders involved in the kidnapping of 23 South Koreans in July, a provincial police chief said.
Ghazni Police Chief Ali Shah Ahmadzai said the insurgents were killed in a coalition air strike in the Giro district of the province. “Two prominent Taliban commanders, Mullah Abdullah Jan and Mullah Muslimyaar, who were involved in the abductions of the South Koreans were killed.” | “Two prominent Taliban commanders, Mullah Abdullah Jan and Mullah Muslimyaar, who were involved in the abductions of the South Koreans were killed,” he said. “Precision munitions” were used to destroy a building, a US military statement said. Ali Shah said another of the leaders of the kidnappers was killed in a clash two weeks ago.
In the southern province of Helmand, Afghan and US-led coalition forces killed 15 Taliban insurgents in two different clashes. At a third location in Helmand, a British soldier was killed and another injured when an explosion shattered a dump truck, British Defence Ministry said.
Meanwhile, Poland plans to extend the presence of its up to 1,200-strong military contingent in Afghanistan for another year, its government said on Tuesday. Prime Minister Jaroslaw Kaczynski said he would ask the president to approve the extension. |