According to the informed military sources, the Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted a clearance operation in Qal’ah-e Now district of Badghis province killing 39 Taliban fighters and destroying 30 IEDs.
The sources further added that Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted a patrol in Maiwand district of Kandahar to destroy Taliban weapons caches.
“In self defense, a coalition air strike killed 10 Taliban fighters,” the sources said adding that two coalition air strikes killed 5 Taliban fighters in Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan.
The Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted a raid in Tagab of Kapisa district killing 1 Taliban fighter while another Taliban militant was killed din Nerkh district of Wardak province.
The Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted a clearance operation in Nesh district of Kandahar killing 2 Taliban fighters and destroying a large amount of home-made explosives, the sources said adding that Afghan Special Operations Forces conducted a raid on a suspected Taliban prison in Ghazni to rescue Afghan security force prisoners. The Afghan soldiers had already been moved but the search will continue.
Source : Afghan Voice Agency(AVA)