18/07/2012 19:59
25 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Afghan forces backed by US-led foreign troops have killed at least 25 Taliban militants and captured 21 others during cleanup operations across the country over the course of past 24 hours, the Press TV reports.
“The large-scale security operations were launched in Kunar, Nangarhar, Nuristan, Baghlan, Samangan, Takhar, Kunduz, Faryab, Sar-e-Pol, Balkh, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Khost, Paktia, Herat, Badghis and Helmand provinces, killing 25 Taliban militants and detaining 21 others. Eight more miscreants were injured over the past 24 hours,” the Afghan Interior Ministry said.