KABUL, Feb 1 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Five Taliban militants, who were freed on parole last year, from the government’s prisons, were killed during an operation in the western province of Herat on Saturday night, the country’s Defence Ministry confirmed yesterday.
“Last night, Taliban tried to assault local uprising fighters’ checkpoints in Zawul and Shindand districts of Herat. The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) conducted a preemptive operation, killing five militants and destroying their car bombs,” the ministry said.
The ANDSF forces launched the raid under their active defence posture, the statement said, adding, the Taliban divisional commander, Hafaz Mohammadi, was among those killed.
The killed militants were freed from jail on parole last year, according to the statement.
Last year, the Afghan government released more than 6,200 Taliban militants, to facilitate the peace negotiations and try to find a solution to the prolonged war in the country.
Taliban militants have not responded to the report so far.– NNN-AGENCIES
