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Taliban militants suffer casualties in airstrikes, clashes in North of Afghanistan

Afghan Voice Agency(AVA) , 26 Feb 2019 - 12:33

At least fifteen Taliban militants have been killed or wounded during the airstrikes and clashes in North of Afghanistan, the Afghan Military in the North said Tuesday.



According to a statement released by 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Militry in the North, at least two Taliban militants were killed and two others were wounded during a clash with the armed forces in Almar district of Faryab province at around 11:50pm local time.
The statement further added that the security forces also discovered and defused two improvised explosives during an operation which conducted at around 9:00pm local time in Kotal Sherinak area of Almar district in Faryab.
At least one Taliban militant was killed and two of their fighting positions were destroyed during an airstrike which was conducted at around 12:30pm on Monday in the vicinity of Sancharak district of SAr-e-Pul province, the 209th Shaheen Corps said.
The statement by 209th Shaheen Corps also added that similar airstrikes were also carried out in Chemtal district of Balkh province leaving six Taliban militants dead and two others wounded.  

 


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