Off the wire
China Focus: 21th-century moon festival combines old, new  • Feature: 24-year old Chinese American strives to gain support for Congressional bid  • Wuhan WTA results  • Netherlands end Kingdom's bicentenary celebration in Amsterdam  • Bulls' Dunleavy out 8-10 weeks after back procedure  • Nigeria says to keep vigil over polio after WHO's clearance  • Cambodian king returns home after medical checkup in Beijing  • Spotlight: Economy a pillar of sub-national partnerships between China, U.S.  • Greek President sends "warmest" message to mark China's National Day  • Philippines take down Japan 73-66 for 3rd straight win  
You are here:   Home

Afghan police kill 14 militants

Xinhua, September 27, 2015 Adjust font size:

Afghan police killed 14 Taliban militants during series of operations across the country over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said in a statement released here Sunday.

During the operations, which covered parts of Nangarhar, Oruzgan, Ghazni, Paktika and Nimroz provinces, another eight armed insurgents have been injured, the statement said.

The statement didn't say if there were casualties on the side of the security personnel.

Taliban outfit has yet to make any comments. Endi