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Roundup: Afghan gov't mounts pressure on Taliban since Mansoor's death

Xinhua, May 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

Afghan government forces have increased pressure on anti-government militants since the death of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor as armed insurgents have been killed across the militancy-plagued country over the past week.

According to security officials, more than 100 armed insurgents, including several commanders have been killed and hundreds others injured since confirmation of Mansoor's death.

In the latest push against Taliban, Afghan security forces cleared several villages including Kokchinar the bastion of Taliban militants in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province early Monday and the insurgents fled away, according to Dawlat Waziri, spokesman of the Afghan Defense Ministry.

Meanwhile, Baghlan provincial governor, Abdul Satar Bariz, in talks with Xinhua confirmed a clash in Baghlan-e-Markazi district and said that aircraft attack on a Taliban battle tank Sunday evening killed four insurgents and injured six others.

The governor also said that over two dozen Taliban fighters have been killed in parts of Baghlan-e-Markazi district over the past couple of days.

The Defense Ministry, also in a statement released here reported killing 41 insurgents including five fighters loyal to the Islamic State group in the country's 16 out of 34 provinces on Saturday and Sunday.

According to Defense Ministry, scores of armed militants have been killed and countless others injured across the country since last week.

Moreover, a total of 17 Taliban fighters have been killed and 40 others injured since the launch of government forces operations in Sozma Qala district of the northern Saripul province over the past three days, a senior army officer in the province, General Abdul Rauf told Xinhua on Monday.

Spokesman for Interior Ministry, Sediq Sediqi confirmed last week that the government forces have increased pressure against anti-government militants as the Taliban leader Mullah Mansoor's death has been confirmed which could have negative impact on the morale of the militants.

Although Taliban new leader Mawlawi Haibatullah Akhundzada has yet to make statement on war or peace, his fighters in tit-for-tat strikes, have speeded up offensives against government interests, and according to the outfit's website scores of security personnel have been killed over the past week across Afghanistan. Endit