18 Taliban killed, 5 wounded in Helmand offensive
LASHKARGAH (Pajhwok): Eighteen Taliban militants have been killed and five others wounded during security operations in southern Helmand province, an official said on Thursday.
Maj. Abdul Qadir Bahadarzoi, spokesman for the 215th Maiwand Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News Afghan forces launched operations in Greshk, Sangin and Nad Ali districts late on Wednesday night.
He said during the nighttime operations 18 militants were killed and five others wounded.
Janullah, a resident of the Mandah locality of Nad Ali district, said a clash happened between Taliban and security forces in the area late on Wednesday night but he did not have exact causality figures.
The Taliban have not yet commented.
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