KANDAHAR (Pajhwok): At least 29 armed militants have been killed and five others wounded in security forces operations in southern Kandahar province, said local official on Thursday.
Lieutenant Colonel KhwajaYahya Alawi, spokesman for the 205th Corps of the Afghan National Army , told Pajhwok Afghan News that 29 insurgents were killed and five wounded in security forces airstrikes in Arghandab and Maiwand districts.
He said a cache of explosives, a landmine-making factory, four bunkers and ammunition and a quantity of weapons were also destroyed in the operation.
He said security forces also discovered and defused eight roadside bombs in the districts. He added security forces suffered no casualties in the operation.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS) 03 Unit said seven insurgents were killed and 11 wounded in the Zherai district
A source said security forces during an ongoing clearing operation in Zherai district fired mortar shells at Payenda, Haji Bismillah and LoyaHadira areas.
As a result of the shelling, seven militants were killed and 11 others were wounded and a number of weapons, ammunition and hideouts were destroyed, the source said.
According to the source, as a result of these operations, large and small villages of Bianzo area of the district have been cleared of militants.
The Taliban have not commented on the development, but said they blew up security check-posts in the Zalkhan area between Panjwai and Dand districts.
Taliban spokesman, QariYousafAhmadi said five soldiers killed of a check post were killed and several others wounded in a bomb attack.
However, a security source told Pajhwok Afghan News that one policeman, two intelligence men were killed and two army soldiers were wounded in the blast.
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