KABUL (Pajhwok): Twenty militants have been killed and 19 others wounded during an ongoing military operation in southern Zabul province, an official said on Wednesday.
Another 17 suspects were detained during the offensive codenamed “Nijat” (salvation), said Brig. Gen. Syed Waqif Shah, the 205th Atal Military Corps commander in the south.
He told Pajhwok Afghan News the army soldiers had also seized 20 home-made bombs and heavy weapons during the operation aimed at dismantling Taliban hideouts and . . .
