35 Taliban insurgents killed in ANDSF operation in Zabul

At least 35 Taliban insurgents were killed in an operation by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in southern Zabul province, the Defense Ministry (MoD) said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Afghan forces conducted a joint operation, which included air support, in the Mizan and Shahr-i-Safa districts of the province, the statement said.

According to the statement, at least 35 militants were killed and 19 others were wounded in the raids.

The Afghan forces also arrested two Taliban militants during the operation.

The MoD stated that a number of villages in the Mizan district were cleared of Taliban presence.

A vehicle, seven motorbikes, and two weapons were seized by the security forces, the statement added.

Meanwhile, a Taliban hideout and ammunition were destroyed, and “eight mines planted by the Taliban to target civilians and the Afghan soldiers were defused during the operation in Mizan.”

The Taliban has not yet commented.