GHAZNI CITY (Pajhwok): Eighty Taliban militants and five security personnel were killed during clashes in the Giro district of southern Ghazni province, the governor said on Tuesday.
Another 110 militants and seven security men sustained injuries during the clashes, Abdul Karim Matin told a press conference here.
He said some 300 rebels laid siege the district and launched attacks from 17 different directions last night.
Reinforcements had reached the district and airstrikes were carried out last night targeting the attackers, he said.
Matin . . .
