At least 24 Taliban militants have been killed and 17 wounded in guided missile strikes in Afghanistan's southern Uruzgan province, the Afghan military said Saturday.
Publish dateSaturday 20 July 2019 - 22:32
Story Code : 188683
"Based on intelligence reports, 24 Taliban militants were killed and 17 others wounded in guided missile strikes in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province," army Corps 201 Selab said in a statement without disclosing the exact time of the strikes.
The statement did not say whether the strike was launched by the NATO-led coalition forces or the Afghan army.
The strikes also destroyed a number of weapons, ammunition and explosive materials, the statement added.
Fighting rages across the war-torn country and clashes between security forces and Taliban have been continuing in more than 20 out of the country's 34 provinces since early April when the Taliban launched a yearly offensive.
The statement did not say whether the strike was launched by the NATO-led coalition forces or the Afghan army.
The strikes also destroyed a number of weapons, ammunition and explosive materials, the statement added.
Fighting rages across the war-torn country and clashes between security forces and Taliban have been continuing in more than 20 out of the country's 34 provinces since early April when the Taliban launched a yearly offensive.
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