TALOQAN (Pajhwok): About 40 Taliban militants have been killed and another 30 wounded in Darqad and Khwaja Bahauddin districts of northern Takhar province, officials claimed on Wednesday.
Jawad Hijri, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the security forces targeted the Taliban hideouts in the two districts late on Tuesday night.
He said a number of key commanders were among the insurgents killed and wounded in the offensives.
Police spokesman Maj. Khalilullah Asir also confirmed to Pajhwok that the militants suffered heavy causalities during . . .
