30 June 2016

News Story: 37 militants killed in S. Afghanistan

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, June 29 (Xinhua) -- Up to 37 Taliban militants have been killed in Miwand district of the southern Kandahar province over the past two days, provincial police chief General Abdul Razeq said Wednesday.

"Security forces launched operations against Taliban in Band-e-Timor area on Tuesday and so far 37 rebels have been killed and several others injured," Razeq told Xinhua.

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