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Scores of fighters killed in security operations

KABUL insurgents have been killed and 26 others wounded in security operations in Kandahar, Kunduz and Uruzgan provinces. A statement from the 205th Atal Military Corps in Kandahar said the security forces conducted operations in Shalghami, Mandoz, Koka and Karez…

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31 Taliban rebels killed in Ghazni offensives: Officials

Local official on Sunday said 31 Taliban insurgent have been killed during an operation and a suicide bomb explosion in southern of Ghazni province. Governor spokesman, Mohammad Arif  Noori told Pajwok Afghan News 33 Taliban rebels suffered casualties…

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Operations ongoing to recapture districts from Taliban: Waziri

Chief of army staff on Friday said Afghan forces launched their operations for recapturing districts lost to the militants and ensuring security of the country’s highways. Chief of Army Staff Lt. Gen. Bismillah Waziri told a press conference…

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190 joint operations carried out in past 20 days: Rahimi

Afghan security forces have conducted 190 joint operations against terrorism, crimes and drug trafficking in the past 20 days, an official said on Thursday. “ANDSF have conducted 190 joint and special operations over the past 20 days across…

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28 Taliban rebels killed in Takhar operation

At least 28 Taliban insurgents including some of the rebel commanders have been killed and 18 others wounded during an operation in northern Takhar province, officials said Wednesday. Col. Sayed Qurban Musavi, commander of 217 Pamir Military Corps…

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31 Taliban killed, scores injured in Faryab, Ghazni clashes

KABUL insurgents were killed and 28 others injured during security forces separate operations and airstrikes in southern Ghazni and northwestern Faryab provinces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Wednesday. Four Taliban were killed and one injured during security forces…

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President Ghani briefed on planned security operations

President Ashraf Ghani and top security officials on Tuesday held discussions on upcoming counterinsurgency operations and the overall security situation in the country. National Security Advisor (NSA) Hamdullah Mohib, Interior Minister Masood Andrabi, Minister of Defence Asadullah Khalid,…

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Operations against rebels to continue, says defence minister

At least 50 Taliban militants have been killed and wounded in fresh clearing operations in Almar and Andkhoi districts of the northwestern Faryab province, officials said on Tuesday. According to a Pajhwok Afghan News report, three key commanders…

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Afghan forces recapture Helmand’s Babaji area after 3 years

Afghan security forces have been finally able to recapture Babaji area of Lashkargah, the capital of southern Helmand province, from Taliban militants, the governor said on Tuesday. Governor Mohammad Yasin Khan, who chaired a joint security meeting at…

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15 Taliban killed, 14 wounded in separate operations

KABUL have been killed and 14 wounded during security operations in northern Baghlan and Takhar provinces and northeastern Kunduz province, a statement from military corps said Saturday. The statement from 209th Shahin Military Corps received by Pajhwok Afghan News said…

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69 Taliban killed in round-the-clock operations, says MoD

KABUL militants have been killed in operations during the past 24 hours in various provinces, the Ministry of Defense said on Friday. Another 15 rebels were wounded in the round-the-clock raids conducted in Laghman, Nangarhar, Paktika, Ghazni, Paktia, Maidan Wardak,…

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62 insurgents killed, 17 injured in fresh raids: MoD

As many as 62 insurgents have been killed and another 17 wounded during security forces’ operations in various provinces over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Thursday. The MoD statement said…

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72 Taliban killed in round-the-clock raids

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Friday said as many as 72 militants have been killed and 33 others wounded in security operations during the past 24 hours. A MoD statement issued here said the operations were backed…

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NDS claims destroying key Taliban centers in Balkh

KABUL centers during an operation in Chamtal district of northern Balkh province. A statement from the spy service to Pajhwok Afghan News said that NDS special forces were part of the joint operations on Taliban hideouts in Chamtal district. The…

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141 killed in Nangarhar joint offensive in a month

Over 140 rebels have been killed and ten others injured in 32 joint clearing operations and offensives in the past five weeks in eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Tuesday. Police Chief Brig. Gen. Abdul Rahman Rahimi…

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70 Taliban killed, 15 wounded in Uruzgan raids

Up to 70 Taliban militants have been killed and 15 others wounded in joint operations by Afghan and foreign forces in southern Uruzgan province, a military official said Saturday. Khwaja Yehya Alwai, spokesman for the Afghan National…

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15 rebels dead as Taliban center captured in Uruzgan

At least 15 militants have been killed during an operation by Afghan forces on the outskirts of the capital of central Uruzgan province, an official said on Thursday. Col. Rahmat Shah Qimati, commander of the 205th Atal Military…

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Afghan forces wrest back 3 Lashkargah posts

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said security forces killed 12 militants and injured another 13 during the past 24 hours. A MoD statement said joint military operations were carried out in Nangarhar, Kapsia, Paktia, Paktika, Ghazni,…

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Round-the-clock raids leave 167 Taliban dead

As many as 167 insurgents have been killed and another 135 wounded during operations in 13 provinces over the past 24 hours, the spy service said on Saturday. A statement from the National Directorate of Security or NDS…

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‘Pakistan agrees to joint raids on both sides of Durand Line’

KABUL under the US watch. The delegation, members of the influential Senate Committee on Armed Services, arrived in Kabul on Tuesday from Pakistan where they held talks with senior civil and military officials. In Pakistan, the delegation led by John…

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28 militants killed in round-the-clock raids: MoD

The Ministry of Defence on Friday said 28 militants have been killed, including 15 Daesh gunmen, during operations in various provinces over the past 24 hours. A MoD statement issued to Pajhwok Afghan News said another seven militants…

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