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Afghanistan: At least 12 insurgents killed in separate raids in Kandahar and Paktika provinces

Just Earth News | @justearthnews | 03 Sep 2017, 08:11 am Print

Afghanistan: At least 12 insurgents killed in separate raids in Kandahar and Paktika provinces
Kabul, Sep 3 (JEN): At least 12 insurgents were killed in separate anti-terrorists raids in Kandahar and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan.

Local Khaama Press quoted Afghan Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials as stating that while nine insurgents were killed in Khakrez district of Kandahar, at least four militants sustained injuries.

A vehicle along with six weapons were also destroyed during the operation.

MoD officials added that at least three militants were killed and two suffered injuries in a separate raid in Khair Kot district of Paktika province.

The operations were conducted by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in between Thursday and Friday.

During the same period, at least 12 clearance operations along with nine special operations were conducted in ten provinces of the country.

 

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