KABUL, June 11 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan forces have obviously adopted an aggressive stance against Taliban in the northern region as more than three dozen armed militants have been killed since Friday, officials said Saturday.
To eliminate militants, the government troops launched major operations against Taliban in Sarkh Kotal, Dand-e-Shahabudin and Dand-e-Ghori districts of the northern Baghlan province on Friday, army spokesman in the province Ahmad Jawed Salim said Saturday.
According to Salim, 15 militants have been killed and nearly a dozen others wounded since the crackdown was launched on Friday.
Aimed at taking back Sarkh Kotal area, the operations would continue until the law and order were restored there, the official said.
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