KANDAHAR CTIY (Pajhwok): A Taliban-designated governor and his deputy were among 45 insurgents killed during an operation in the Shah Wali Kot district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Monday.
The five-day operations were conducted by Afghan security and defence forces in the districtafter the militants attacked checkpoints in Kata Sang and Albak areas and blocked the Kandahar-Uruzgan road by planting bombs on the highway.
The security forces were defusing landmines on Sunday evening when the . . .
