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Afghan forces kill five including Taliban commander

| Updated: February 04, 2018 13:35:30


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The Afghan forces during military operation in the northern Faryab province, have killed at least five militants including their local commander on Saturday, a local official said.

"Security and defence forces launched a military operation in Khawja Sabzposh district Saturday afternoon, as a result five militants were killed and nine villages cleared from insurgents," Sayed Sarwar Hussaini a police spokesman in northern region said Sunday.

Xinhua news agency reports that a vehicle and five motorbikes used by Taliban insurgents were also destroyed by the security forces during the operation.

Taliban militants have not commented yet.

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