Afghan Army kills 76 Taliban militants in 5-day operation

At least 76militantsbelonging to the Taliban insurgent group were killed by theAfghan National Armyin a five-daymilitary operation inKunduz province.

Tolo News quoted a spokesman of the corps, Jawed Salim, as saying, in a statement, that dozens of other militants were injured in themilitary operation.

The operation was carried out to clear the insurgent areas, which started five days ago, Salim added.

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"An officer was also killed and two commandos were wounded during the operation," he said.

Taliban hasn't commented on the incident so far.