Key Taliban commanders among 31 killed in Faryab operations: 209th Shaheen Corps
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan forces killed 31 Taliban militants including 8 key commanders of the group during the operations in Faryab province.
The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said the security forces killed the militants in Nazirabad and Hazar Qala villages of Pashtun Kot district.
Furthermore, the security forces wounded 19 Taliban militants during the same operations.
The Air Forces also supported the ground troops during the operations and carried out multiple airstrikes targeting the Taliban fighting positions and their hideouts.
Meanwhile, the 209th Shaheen Corps said airstrikes also destroyed a weapons depot of the militants, 15 motorcycles and various heavy and small arms.
According to 209th Shaheen Corps, a soldier of the Afghan National Police also his life in the operation and 3 others sustained injuries.
ANA Territorial Force seizes large cache of weapons, munitions of Taliban in Faryab
[KhaamaPress] The soldiers of the Afghan National Army Territorial Force confiscated a large cache of weapons and munitions of Taliban in Faryab.
The informed military officials said Tuesday that the ANA Territorial Force confiscated the weapons and munitions in Pashtun Kot district.
The officials further added the security forces identified the cache with the help of Qata Qala villagers.
The cache included 2500 Dushka rounds, 200 ZPU rounds, 6 land mines, one flame thrower, half kg explosives, 2 missile, 1 BM12, 1 anti-vehicle mine, 500 rounds of machine gun and 30 AGS rounds.
The Taliban group has not commented regarding the confiscation of weapons and munitions cache so far.
The security situation in northern Faryab province has deteriorated during the recent years.
Taliban militants are active in some districts of Faryab and often conduct terrorist related activities.