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killed and further eight maimed during festivities with Afghan National and Defense Security Forces (ANDSF) in Giro district of Ghazni province, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement Tuesday.
"9 Taliban were killed and 8 others were maimed in Giro district and the outskirts of Ghazni city yesterday," said the MoD in a tweet.
According to the statement, the Taliban hard boyz were fully prepared to attack against the national forces in Giro before they were targeted by the Afghan National Army.
"They had prepared to attack #ANDSF positions when they were targeted by #ANA," the tweet added. "Additionally, a stronghold and large number of their weapons were destroyed."
Earlier, at least 19 Taliban hard boyz killed during an operation carried by Afghan National Army (ANA) in Dehrawood district of Uruzgan, said the Ministry of Defense in a statement.
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