Tuesday, June 07 – According to officials, at least five Taliban insurgents were killed during a joint operation by Afghan and foreign forces in Logar province.
According to Col. Mohammad Jan Abeed Head of crimical department of Logar security commandment, the operation was carried out in Chalozai, Abu Muslim Khurasani Shrine and baraki –Barak districts of Logar province by joint forces of Afghan national police, Afghan national Army and coalition forces.
Tops commanders of Taliban insurgents Mawalavi Deen Mohammad and Mawlavi Farid were killed during the operation. It is said the deceased Taliban commanders were involved in destructive activities and IED planting. The death bodies of the deceased Taliban insurgents have taken their bodies from the area.
Eng. Mohammad Rahim district-governor of Barak-i-Barak said that the operation is still going on in the area.
In a separate incident, at least eleven civilians were killed following an IED explosion in Pul-e-Alam area of Logar province on Monday.
According to Ghulam Sakhi Rogh Liwani Security Commander of Logar province, the incident took place in Nasiri-Ha area, the civilians were after they came across with an Improvised Explosive Device which was already planted on a road side.
