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AFGHANISTAN-MILITANCY-KILLING LEAD
22 militants killed in Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province: official
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Sept 26, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Up to 22 militants have
been killed as the government forces have been targeting Taliban positions in
Chardara district of the northern Kunduz province since Tuesday, said Abdul
Hadi, the deputy to Pamir 20 Corps here on Wednesday.
The government forces, according to the official, have pounded Taliban
hideouts and positions in several villages of Chardara district during which
six more insurgents sustained injuries.
Without providing information on the casualties of security personnel, the
official contended “No civilian has been hurt” in the ongoing operations.
Disputing the claim, Mohammad Ashraf, a resident of Nahr-e-Sufi village,
has claimed that an airstrike targeted residential area killing two women
civilians and injuring eight others.
Taliban militants are yet to make comments on the situation.
BSS/XINHUA/SSS/1629 hrs