ASADABAD (Pajhwok): At least 40 Taliban insurgents have been killed during an operation in the Asmar district of eastern Kunar province, an official said on Saturday.
The security forces launched the operation to reopen the highway between Asmar and Ghaziabad in the Shal area late on Friday night.
Gen. Mirwais Safi, commander of the 201stSelab Military Corps’ fourth brigade, told Pajhwok Afghan News 40 rebels were killed and several others wounded during the offensive.
He said bodies of many militants were still lying at the . . .
