Afghan forces kill 15 Taliban militants in Uruzgan province

At least 15 Taliban militants were killed during the operations of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan in last two days.

 

At least 15 Taliban militants were killed during the operations of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in southern Uruzgan province of Afghanistan in last two days.

The 205th Corps spokesman confirmed 15 Taliban have been killed in the last two days by a series of raids by the Afghan Special Forces along with the airstrikes by the Afghan Air Force in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan.

The officials are saying that this has been an on-going attempt to degrade Taliban networks and future terrorist operations in the area which has been a historically heavily congested area by the Taliban.

The raids conducted in the area by the Afghan Special Forces were met with clashes with the Taliban in Tarin Kot which were successfully defended by the security forces.