Afghan Army guns down 56 terrorists in security operations

Samarth Srivastava
Published on: 22 July 2017 10:29 PM GMT
Afghan Army guns down 56 terrorists in security operations
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Afghan Army guns down 56 terrorists in security operations

Kabul: At least 56 terrorists have been gunned down and 30 others were injured during military operations conducted by Afghan security forces across the country.

"In past 24 hours, Afghan National Security and Defense Forces launched several cleanup and military operations to clear some of the areas from enemies. As a result, 56 armed militants were killed and 30 others were wounded," the ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

The raids were conducted in parts of Nangarhar, Kapisa, Ghazni, Logar, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Kunduz, Faryab, Baghlan, Badakhshan and Helmand provinces, Xinhua news agency cited the statement as saying.

Afghan security forces have beefed up security operations recently as militancy and counter-militancy traditionally gets momentum in spring and summer commonly known as fighting season in the Central Asian country.

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Samarth Srivastava

Samarth Srivastava

Employed as sub-editor at newstrack.com. A learner, who loves covering sports, entertainment and defence kind of stuff.

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