JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Fifty-six militants were killed and wounded as 90 percent areas of the Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province were cleared, a military official said on Tuesday.
Lt. Col. Mohammad Haroon Yusafzai, spokesman for the 201st Selab Military Corps, told Pajhwok Afghan News around 35 villages had been purged of Daesh rebels in ongoing operations.
He said 12 rebels were injured during an operation to clear the remaining 10 percent of Achin areas.
According to Yusafzai, the insurgents had planted around 300 landmines in the area which were discovered and defused . . .
