[Quqnoos] Scores of insurgents were killed Wednesday in an operation conducted by the Afghan and coalition forces in southern AfghanistanA spokesman for the 505 Spinghar zone, Muhammad Osman Yari, said the operation was conducted on Wednesday morning in an effort to wipe out Taliban militants in Surobi and Komal districts of the southern Paktika province.
"Thirty eight armed anti-government insurgents were killed in a joint operation launched by the coalition forces and the Afghan police," said Mr. Yari in an interview with Quqnoos.
Police forces and civilians haven't been vulnerable in the push, he said.
The deaths come as NATO forces are on the verge of escalating their offensives in southern Afghanistan to drive Taliban from their untouched strongholds.