...the Pashtun equivalent of men...snuffies killed and further a dozen maimed during a battle with Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) across several provinces in the country, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Friday.
According to the statement, a huge number of arms and ammunition of the Taliban snuffies were also wrecked during the battle.
"6 #Taliban were killed in Mizan district of Zabul province after they attacked #ANDSF positions last night," said the MoD in a tweet. "Also, a number of their weapons were destroyed."
In another news form Kandahar, at least 29 Taliban killed and further four injured in Arghandab district of the province, where the group suffered heavy lose.
"29 #Taliban were killed and 4 others were maimed by #ANA in Arghandab district of Kandahar province, last night," MoD tweeted. "Also, a large amount of their ammunition and weapons were destroyed."
Meanwhile,
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in Uruzgan 12 Taliban were confirmed dead during a reciprocal attack in Dehrawood district of the province.
"12 #Taliban were killed in Dehrawood district of Urzgan province, as result of reciprocal attacks of #ANDSF and AAF yesterday," MoD said in a tweet. "Additionally, a vehicle and a large amount of their weapons were destroyed."
The incident came at a time the country continue to witness an escalation of violence, while representative of Afghanistan and Taliban push through a peace deal in Doha.