PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, May 7 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 13 Taliban militants were killed, after Afghan national army conducted a special operation in the northern province of Baghlan overnight, in the latest raid against the insurgents, a military source said today.
“The raid was launched by the army’s Special Operations Forces in Dand-e-Ghori, an area on the outskirts of provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri. The security forces received hostile fire during the mission, and they returned fire, killing 13 militants,” Abbas Twakuli, a press officer of army Corps 217 Pamir, based in the region, said.
The NATO-led coalition personnel were in an advisory capacity and they did not fire their weapons, he added.
The province has long been the scene of clashes between Taliban militants and security forces.– NNN-XINHUA
