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Clash leaves 11 militants dead in Afghan northern province

Xinhua, May 4, 2015 Adjust font size:

Nearly a dozen Taliban militants have been killed as security forces raided parts of the militancy- plagued Kunduz province with Kunduz city as its capital 250 km north of Kabul on Monday, said Interior Ministry in a statement sent to media outlets. "A total of 11 armed insurgents including two local commanders namely Mullah Shirzai Gajr and Molovi Qurishi have been killed as security forces conducted cleanup operations in Imam Sahib and Chahar Dara districts this morning,"the statement asserted.

Eleven more militants sustained injuries during the operations, the statement further said, adding operations have been continuing.

It didn't say if there were casualties on security personnel.

Taliban militants launched massive offensive in parts of Kunduz province early last week and so far scores of people including militants and security personnel have been killed. Endi