LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): At least 160 Taliban militants have killed and 64 others wounded during an operation for reopening the Helmand-Kandahar highway, an official said on Thursday.
Governor Hayatullah Hayat told reporters in Wazir-Banda locality security concerns had been addressed as landmines planted on the road had been defused.
A month back, the highway was deemed highly insecure, with militants frequently storming security check-posts in the area, the governor said.
So far 160 insurgents had . . .
