8 militants killed in Afghan cleanup operations
Xinhua, December 3, 2015 Adjust font size:
Some eight Taliban militants have been killed during cleanup operations across Afghanistan, the country's defense ministry said on Thursday.
"Up to eight terrorists were killed, several wounded and one was arrested when Afghan security forces carried out cleanup operations over the past 24 hours," the ministry said in a statement providing operational updates.
The raids were launched in five of the country's 34 provinces.
"A total of five Afghan National Army personnel were also martyred during the same period," the statement confirmed.
Afghan security forces have pressed on clearing the militants in restive provinces as Taliban militants have been attempting to take territory and consolidate their positions ahead of winter in the country. Enditem