KABUL, Jul 4 (NNN-XINHUA) – Three civilians and 24 Taliban militants were killed and 30 civilians and 25 militants injured, in two eastern Afghan provinces, as fighting rages in the Asian country, the Afghan Ministry of Defence confirmed today.
In Laghman province, nine militants were killed and 17 wounded, after Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) targeted their position in Alishing district, last night, the ministry said in a statement.
Yesterday afternoon, three civilians were killed and 30 others wounded, during fierce battles between Taliban and the security forces in Omarzai, a locality near Mehtarlam, capital of Laghman, according to the director of the provincial hospital, Abdul Maruf.
In neighbouring Nangarhar province, 15 Taliban militants were killed and eight wounded, after the Afghan Air Force targeted a Taliban hideout in suburban Hisarak district yesterday, the ministry of defence statement said. The security forces also found and defused four landmines in Nangarhar, the statement added.
While the U.S. and NATO troops have been leaving the country, violence in the country is on the rise.– NNN-XINHUA
