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102 Taliban fighters killed in fresh military stings

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KABUL: At least 102 Taliban insurgents were killed and 63 others were wounded during latest military stings carried out by the Afghan security forces in different provinces in the past 24 hours.

The Afghan security forces supported by Afghan Air Forces have conducted operation and counter attacks against Taliban rebels in Kunar, Zabul, Badghis, Baghlan, Kandahar, Herat, Ghazni, Faryab and Badakhshan provinces, in which at least 102 Taliban insurgents were killed and 63 others were wounded, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Saturday.

According to the statement, 31 rounds of mines planted by the Taliban rebels to target civilians and security forces were also discovered and defused by the Afghan security forces.

Enough weapons and ammunition were also destroyed, the statement added.

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