KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): Forty-seven Taliban militants have been killed and 41 others wounded during a clearing operation in the Maiwand district of southern Kandahar province, an official said on Tuesday.
The operation was launched by the Special Forces in Srabaghal and Container Bazaar localities of the district last on Tuesday night.
Police spokesman Zia Durrani told Pajhwok Afghan News the Afghan Special Forces, with close air support, struck insurgent hideouts in the areas.
He said the ground-and-air operation -- lasting several hours -- left . . .
