SAR-I-PUL City (Pajhwok): At least 11 insurgents were killed and 13 others wounded in a clearing operation in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Saturday.
Police Chief Maj. Gen. Noor-ul-Habib Gulbahari told Pajhwok Afghan News
Security forces had purged several areas of rebels. He demanded authorities concerned to deploy more Afghan Local Police (ALP) force to bolster law and order in the area.
Taliban, however, have not yet commented on the incident.
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