News Story: 15 militants killed, 13 injured in northern Afghan district

PUL-E-KHUMRI, Afghanistan, May 28 (Xinhua) -- Afghan government forces backed by airpower have killed and injured more than two dozen Taliban militants in Baghlan-e-Markazi district of the northern Baghlan province with Pul-e-Khumri as its capital 160 km north of Kabul over the past two days, a local official said Saturday.

"Up to 15 Taliban rebels have been killed and 13 others injured in Baghlan-e-Markazi district since Friday morning," district governor Gohar Khan Babri told Xinhua.

Several villages have also been liberated from Taliban clutches, the official added.

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