Afghan Army kills 76 Taliban militants in 5-day operation
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Published: Dec 11, 2017, 24:29 IST | Updated: Dec 11, 2017, 24:29 IST
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An officer and two commandos were also killed
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.
"An officer was also killed and two commandos were wounded during the operation," he said.
Taliban hasn't commented on the incident so far.