LASHKARGHA (Pajhwok): At least 15 Taliban and Daesh (Islamic State) militants have been killed during operations in southern Helmand and eastern Nangarhar provinces, officials said on Sunday.
Helmand police spokesman Abdul Salam Afghan told Pajhwok Afghan News that security forces conducted an operation -- backed by the air force -- in Marja district against militants late on Saturday.
He said 10 Taliban fighters were killed and 18 landmines defused in Marja. Another 13 landmines were defused during a nighttime raid in the limits of the 3rd police district of . . .
