KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Forty ty insurgents have been killed in Shah Walikot district during an operation aimed to reopen the Kandahar-Uruzgan highway, an official said on Friday.
Two security personnel were killed and a third injured during the overnight operation, with the authorities saying the busy road had been cleared of fighters.
Police spokesman Zia Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News 40 rebels were eliminated as a result of the raid, which had air support from international troops. An ANA soldier and a policeman were also killed.
The road, which had been blocked . . .
