QALAT (Pajhwok): Seventeen Taliban militants have been killed and nearly a dozen others wounded during operations in southern Zabul province, officials said on Sunday.
The governor’s spokesperson, Gul Islam Siyal, told Pajhwok Afghan News security forces attacked militants in Qarghio locality of Shah Joy district last night, killing 12 and wounding 11 more.
The forces also recaptured a police ranger vehicle the rebels had hijacked earlier. Another five militants were killed in operations by security forces in Spina Ghbarga locality of Qalat city, the provincial . . .
