Afghan troops killed two Taliban commanders and detained six other militants during an operation in northern Kunduz province, said the press statement of Afghan army.

           

“Afghan troops in an operation killed Mullah Noorullah and Abdul Haq, two local commanders of Taliban in Kunduz province.” the statement said.

According to the troops, the operation conducted in Khanabad district of Kunduz province and troopers detained six other militants along with an AK-47 gun. Meanwhile insurgents killed two security guards of a private company in Kudnzu province.

The operation coming in a time that few weeks ago Afghan and ISAF troops conducted a jointly operation to drive back the insurgents from Kunduz province.  ISAF and Afghan forces reported that more than 130 insurgetns and eight Taliban commanders were killed in the operations.

At the same time, Afghan army announced of a new operation against the Taliban militants in northern Balkh province. In a separate operation in Kabul city, joint troops detained 14 suspected militants in Kabul city.

Afghan army in a press release says Afghan security forces seized militants along with some weapons in Mousyie district of Kabul city.

In another operation, Afghan commandos during a gunfire with Taliban insurgents killed one militant and seized some weapons in Talakan village of Panjwai district of southern Kandahar province, said a press statement of Afghan Ministry of Defense.

According to press release, the troops seized 80-kilogram opium and one PKM gun from insurgents. Meanwhile, the Afghan army say that 3 insurgent that planting mines in Panjwai district, lost their lives when their own mines went off.

In separate operations in Ghazni and Paktika provinces, the Afghan army detained 4 militants in Ghazni province and killed 4 other insurgents in Sorobi district of Paktika province.

Based on Afghan army, they seized small arms, rocket launchers, Radio, computer and 10-hand grenade from the insurgents. The joint Afghan and ISAF troops during a search operation in Daman district of southern Kandahar province, killed 1 militant and detained 13-suspected insurgents, said a press release of Afghan Army.

 However, joint Afghan and ISAF troops detained 2 militants and killed one insurgent in southern Wardak province and detained two other insurgents along with AK-47 guns and a motorbike in southern Uruzgan province.

Written by Rahim Aria

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Photo: ISAF/NATO