Monitoring Desk
BADGHIS: At least 29 Taliban militants were killed or wounded in separate incidents in the North-western Badghis province of Afghanistan, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.
According to a statement released by MoD, the security forces conducted an operation against the Taliban militants who had blocked the Qads-Qala-e Naw highway.
The statement further added that the security forces killed 7 Taliban militants and wounded 11 others during the operation.
In a separate incident, at least 5 Taliban militants were killed and 6 others were wounded after an improvised explosive device went off prematurely in this province, the defense ministry added.
The Taliban group has not commented regarding the incident so far. (Khaama Press)
