Afghan police kill 17 Taliban militants
July 31st, 2012 - 12:51 am ICT by IANS
Kabul, July 30 (IANS) Afghan police killed 17 Taliban militants and wounded five others across the country since Sunday, said Interior Ministry in a statement Monday.
“Afghan National Police backed by army and the NATO-led coalition forces launched seven operations in Nangarhar, Kandahar, Logar, Khost and Helmand provinces over the past 24 hours during which 17 Taliban were killed, five wounded and two others were arrested,” said the statement, reported Xinhua
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Tags: army, coalition forces, interior ministry, kabul, kandahar, khost, logar, national police, nato, taliban, xinhua