(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT News Report
KABUL: The Army's Special Forces conducted an operation against
Taliban strongholds in the northern province of Faryab, killing 80 insurgents, military
officials said.
A statement released by the 209 Shaheen Military Corps, said
that there were 16 key commanders of the Taliban group among the dead, while another
27 insurgents were wounded, it added.
The operation was launched after intelligence briefing
suggested the Taliban had planned to storm Qaysar and Ghormach districts of the
province.
The army said there was no report about casualties of Special
Forces and civilians. Taliban did not comment on the latest causality.
Faryab is a key province in the north of the country that its
security situation impacts the entire north part of the country, according to
experts.
The Taliban group occasionally conducts assaults on security
checkpoints and compound of the districts. Many districts of province have been
battlefield between the Taliban insurgents and the government security forces.
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