KABUL, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) -- Some 14 Taliban militants were killed and 17 others detained after Afghan army's Special Forces conducted operations in two provinces Wednesday night, army sources said on Thursday.
In one operation, a Taliban local leader named Qari Shafiq together with three comrades was killed and five others detained after the troops targeted a compound in Shinwari, an area on outskirts of Kunduz city, capital of northern Kunduz province, Abdul Khalil, a press officer of army's Division 20 Pamir based in the region, told Xinhua.
The raid was launched based on a confirmed tip-off and no security force member or civilian was harmed, he added.
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