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Afghanistan: At least 23 Taliban insurgents gunned down during raids in Uruzgan province

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 11 Nov 2020, 02:03 am Print

Afghanistan: At least 23 Taliban insurgents gunned down during raids in Uruzgan province Uruzgan Clashes

Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) stand by near the Chutu Bridge during a grand opening ceremony for the bridge in December 2008. Photo: Lt. Cmdr. John Gay/Wikipedia

Kabul: At least 37 Taliban insurgents were either killed or wounded in Afghanistan's Uruzgan province on Tuesday.

The report was confirmed by the Ministry of Defence.

According to the Ministry, 15 insurgents were killed and nine others were wounded in Dehrawood district by ANA soldiers.

In another raid, eight Taliban members were killed and five others were wounded in Trinkot district.

The soldiers also destroyed large amounts of weapons and ammunition during the raids.

"37 Taliban were killed and wounded in Uruzgan prov. yesterday. 15 Taliban were killed and 9 others were wounded in Dehrawood district and 8 TB were killed and 5 others were wounded in Trinkot district. Additionally, a large amount of their weapons and ammunitions were destroyed," the MoD tweet read.