MoD in a released statement on Monday said that at least 110 Talibs were killed and 81 others were maimed in festivities and counter-attacks by Afghan national defense and security forces.
The released bulletin added a large number of weapons and ammunition belonging to the Taliban
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were also destroyed.
According to the Ministry of Defense, the Afghan national army discovered and defused 135 mines planted by the Taliban in different parts of the country.
The skirmishes between the Taliban and government forces took place in Ghazni, Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
, Zabul, 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...
, Baghlan, Badakhshan, and Kandahar provinces.
The intensity of the festivities and Taliban attacks have escalated across the country.
This comes as an UN-led summit in
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aimed at finalizing peace efforts is reportedly scheduled before the May 1st deadline.