SAR-I-PUL CITY/SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): At least 35 Taliban fighters have been killed and another 40 wounded during the ongoing offensive on the Sar-i-Pul-Jawzjan highway in northern Jawzjan province, the 1st vice president said on Monday.
Gen. Dostum, who is spearheading the operation, said the operation on the highway was launched on Monday morning after five districts of Jawzjan were cleared of militants. The operation was still underway.
Dostum said the operation was started from Qara-Keent area on the outskirts of Shiberghan . . .
