Taliban Commanders among 23 Killed, Wounded in Farah Operations

TEHRAN (defapress)- At least twenty three Taliban militants were killed or wounded during the operations of the Afghan armed forces in Western Farha province of Afghanistan.

News ID: 72931

Date: 07 October 2018 - 14:35

The 207th Zafar Corps of the Afghan Military in a statement said the Afghan armed forces conducted operations against the militants in Bala Bolok and Khak Safid districts with the support of the artillery units and the air forces, Khaama Press reported.

The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Todanaks and Paso villages of Bala Bolok and Hajiabad and Dewar Surkh areas of Khak Safid districts.

At least 15 militants were killed during the operations and at least 8 others sustained injuries, the 207th Zafar Corps said, adding that five motorcycles, two vehicles including a Ford Ranger, an armored personnel carrier previously captured by the militants were destroyed during the same operations.

In the meantime, the 207th Zafar Corps said several commanders of the Taliban militants, including Haji Bari Jan, Mullah Nafih, Mullah Satar, and Mullah Mohammad Hassan were among those killed.

The anti-government armed militants including Taliban militants have not commented regarding the report so far.

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