KANDAHAR, Jul 10 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 109 Taliban militants were killed and 25 wounded, during battles and clashes in two Afghan southern provinces yesterday, as fighting raged in the country, the military confirmed today.
In Kandahar province, 70 Taliban militants were killed and eight others wounded, after Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF), supported by Afghan Air Force (AAF), conducted a cleanup operation in Police District 7, of the provincial capital, Kandahar city and neighbouring suburban Dand district, army’s 205th Attal Corps, said.
Early yesterday, the Taliban attacked ANDSF positions and tried to infiltrate to Kandahar city, triggering day-long heavy battles.
In neighbouring Helmand province, 39 Taliban militants were killed and 17 wounded after ANDSF, backed by the AAF targeted a Taliban aggregation in Qala-e-Bulan, an area on the outskirts of the provincial capital, Lashkar Gah city, according to army’s 215th Maiwand Corps.
Two militants’ local key leaders, Tazagul and Nehmon, were among those killed, according to the source.
Huge amount of militants’ weapons and ammunition were also destroyed in the two provinces.
Details about possible casualties on the side of the security forces were unclear. The Taliban militant group has not made comments on the reports so far.
While the U.S. and NATO troops have been leaving the country, violence is on the rise. To check the situation, the Afghan government’s security forces, also continue to press the militants.
