(KUNA) -- At least 12 Taliban are said to have been killed in two separate attacks by foreign and Afghan forces in Afghanistan's most volatile province of Helmand on Sunday.In the first incident, the Afghan police and Taliban clashed in the Kajaki area of Helmand province, said police chief of the province Nabi Mulakhel. He said the firefight erupted in the morning which ended at the elimination of six insurgents. The police chief said the Taliban tried to storm a police post but their attack was repulsed and six of the assailants were gunned down.
Separately, the British forces in the same province said they had killed six militants who were firing rockets at the Kajaki hydroelectric dam for the past two days. The British forces retaliated and there were six confirmed casualties among the insurgents, said a military spokesman. Taliban did not issue any comment.
The foreign forces are presently carrying out a massive operation in the southern region. About 100 Taliban have been killed since the start of the "Operation Mountain Thrust" on June 15. Four provinces including Kandahar, Helmand, Uruzgan and Zabul are the target while around 11,000 troops with strong air support, are taking part in the swoop on, which is the biggest since the overthrow of Taliban in 2001.