Monday, 04 June – According to local officials, at least 15 militants have been killed following joint Afghan and NATO-led forces operation on Sunday night in eastern Afghanistan.
According to Mohammad Hassan Khoghyani chief district, the operation was conducted by joint Afghan and NATO-led forces last night in Khoghyani district for the clearance of militant insurgents from the area.
He further added, foreign militants were among those killed during the operations but he prevented from disclosing further details.
He also said that Afghan and NATO forces did not suffer any casualty during the operation.
Militant insurgents have been active in most areas of Khogyani province and have frequently been carried out attacks on Afghan and international forces.
NATO and Afghan forces have increased their operations in various parts of Afghanistan after US President Barack Obama announced that 23,000 Americans troops would be pulled out of Afghanistan by the end of 2012.
In line with the US drawdown plan, a number of other NATO-allied countries also announced to withdraw their troops from Afghanistan.
The security transition from NATO-led international forces to Afghan security forces is due to begin at the end of July and is expected to be completed by the end of 2014.
Meanwhile, US senator John McCain said that Obama’s troop reduction is an unnecessary risk.
Senator John McCain said, “Washington is taking an unnecessary risk in reducing the number of US troops in Afghanistan.”
While spaking with during an iterview with CNN, Senator McCain said that troop reduction hasn’t been recommended by any commanders in the field in Afghanistan
