Wednesday, August 24, 2011 – According to officials in Afghanistan Ministry of Interior Affairs, at least 14 Taliban militants were killed in a joint Afghan and NATO forces operation in Afghanistan in the past 24 hours.
The officials further added, the operations were conducted by Afghan and NATO-led International forces in Kabul, Parwan, Kandahar, Helmand, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Khost, Ghazni, Paktia and Herat provinces in the past 24 hours.
The officials said, at least three other Taliban militants were also wounded during the operation.
The Ministry officials also added, many weapons and ammunitions have been seized by Afghan and NATO-led International troops during the operation.
In a separate incident in northern Afghanistan, two police officers were killed following a roadside bomb explosion in Chemtal district of Balkh province early Wednesday morning.
According to officials, the incident took place while a caravan of Afghan police passing the areas and a vehicle was struck by a roadside mine.
Taliban militants yet to make comments regarding the operations and today’s incident which took lives to two Afghan police officers.
Militants use Improvised Explosive Devices to target Afghan and foreign forces in the country.
