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Roundup: Conflict, blast kill 14 militants in Afghanistan

Xinhua, February 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

A total of 14 militants have been killed in violent incidents of conflict and bomb blast in the east and north of the militancy-plagued Afghanistan on Friday, officials said.

In the latest incident, two Taliban militants were killed and two others injured as their explosive device exploded prematurely in the eastern Paktika province, spokesman for the provincial government, Nabiullah Pirkhil, said.

"A group of Taliban rebels were planning to target security forces in Sharmal khil area of Barmal district, Paktika province on Friday morning, but the device exploded prematurely killing two militants on the spot and injuring two others," Pirkhil said in a statement sent to media outlets.

In another violent incident which occurred in the wee hours of Friday, in the northern Badakhshan province, 12 militants had been killed, deputy to provincial police chief Abdul Qadir Sayad said.

"Acting upon intelligence report, the security forces stormed Taliban hideouts in Tashgharmi village of Yamgan district in the wee hours of Friday. The operations lasted for a while during which 12 rebels had been killed and four others sustained injuries, " Sayad told reporters.

Five foreign militants are also among those killed during the operations, the official said without giving more details.

However, he contended that no security personnel had been harmed during the operations.

Taliban militants fighting the government are yet to make comments. Endi