3 militants killed, local Taliban leaders arrested in northern Afghanistan
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Three militants were killed and three key Afghan Taliban local leaders detained during an operation in the northern Afghan province of Kunduz, an official said Wednesday.
The security operation was conducted by Afghan Special Forces in Larkhabi village, Gortipa district on Tuesday and one militant was also wounded, Nastraullah Jamshidi, a press officer of Army Corps 209 Shaheen based in the region, told Xinhua.
Without disclosing the name of the captured Taliban, the army official said that three members of Taliban military commission have been arrested after the raid.
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Airstrike kills two IS militants in eastern Afghanistan
KABUL, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- Two Islamic State (IS) militants were killed following an airstrike in restive eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Wednesday, the command of Afghan Special Forces said.
"Two armed members of Daesh (Arabic acronym for IS) were killed after Afghan Special Forces conducted an airstrike in Achin district, Nangarhar province on Wednesday," Afghanistan Operational Coordination Group (AOCG) said in a statement.
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