KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): Thirty-seven Taliban militants have so far been killed during an ongoing operation in Nish district of southern Kandahar province, police said on Saturday.
A dozen police were also killed and eight others wounded in the offensive, said provincial police spokesman Zia Durrani. He said the wounded police included the district police chief, Ghulam Ghaus.
He said the insurgents continued to pose threats in the district and the operation would continue until the threats were naturalised.
Local residents said the fighting had ceased . . .
