03 December 2016

News Story: Afghan army kills 5 Taliban bomb-making experts - gov't

KABUL, Dec. 2 (Xinhua) -- Five Taliban bomb-making experts were killed Thursday after Afghan army personnel raided a militants' hideout in the country's southern province of Helmand, the Defense Ministry said on Friday.

"Five insurgents' Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and landmine making experts, including their commander named Aktar Mohammad, died following an army operation in surrounding areas of Nad Ali district, Helmand province," the ministry said in a statement.

A total of 50 IEDs, five sacks of Ammonium Nitrate and IED making material were also found and sized by army.

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