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Afghanistan
MoI: 15 Taliban militants killed during counter-terrorism operations
2014-11-17
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least 15 Talibs were killed and 16 others were maimed during clearing operations by Afghan national security forces.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said at least 3 Talibanholy warriors were also arreted during the operations conducted by Afghan National Police (ANP), Afghan National Army and Afghan Intelligence ‐ National Directorate of Security
...the Afghan national intel agency...
(NDS) forces.

A statement released by MoI said the operations were conducted in Kandahar, Kunar, Laghman, Zabul, Uruzgan, Ghazni and Paktia provinces.

Various types of weapons and ammunition were also confiscated Afghan national security forces during the operations, MoI said.

Afghan cops confiscated 16 rounds of Improvised explosive Device (IED) from Ghor, Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, Pashtun-infested Logar and Uruzgan provinces, the statement added.
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