KABUL, Apr 20 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six armed militants were killed and 28 people were freed from a Taliban detention centre, after the Afghan army launched a special operation in the restive southern province of Helmand last night, the military confirmed today.
“The commandos of Afghan National Army launched the raid in surrounding areas of Helmand’s Musa Qala district. A gunfight took place when the troops arrived at the targeted facility, and six armed militants were killed,” the Ministry of Defence said in a statement.
The freed people received medical checkups after they were shifted to an army camp, according to the statement.
Taliban insurgents frequently detain civilians and off-duty soldiers from villages and highways and punish civilians for spying for government security forces.
The Taliban militant group has not made any comment on the report, so far.– NNN-AGENCIES
