9 militants killed in western Afghanistan
QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, July 17 (Xinhua) -- Up to nine Taliban militants were killed as clash flared up in Jawand district of the western Badghis province on Saturday, provincial police chief Abdul Rauf Taj said Sunday.
"The clash erupted after Taliban rebels attacked security checkpoints outside main bazaar in Jawand district yesterday afternoon and police retaliated killing nine rebels, forcing others to flee," Taj told Xinhua.
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5 Haqqani militants killed in eastern Afghan raid
KABUL, July 17 (Xinhua) -- About five militants of Haqqani militant group have been killed during a special operation in Afghanistan's eastern province of Khost, the command of Afghan Special Forces said on Sunday.
"The Afghan Special Operation Forces carried out an operation on a Haqqani militants' hideout in Spera District, Khost province on Friday. As a result five members of the group were killed and eight others detained," it said in a statement.
As a Taliban-linked group of militants, the Haqqani network mostly operating in eastern provinces and capital Kabul, has been responsible for many high-profile attacks against security forces.
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