Saturday August 18, 2018
Kabul (BNA) Afghan National Defense and Security forces launched 12 clearing operations and 95 Special Forces operations in different parts of the country in the past 24 hours. Afghan Air Forces also conducted 132 flights supporting Afghan National Army and carried out 10 airstrikes on enemies’ positions.
During these operations in the past 24 hours, Afghan National and Defense Security forces shelled and bombed the enemies’ positions and sanctuaries by artilleries and air forces in Nangarhar , Ghazni , Paktia , Kandahar , Oruzgan , Farah , Herat , Faryab , Kundoz , Badakhshan , Baghlan , Balkh and Helmand provinces.
20 insurgents were killed, 7 were wounded and 7 IEDs were defused in Greshk and Nad Ali districts of Helmand.
14 insurgents were killed , 7 were wounded , 3 depots , 50 IEDs , 15 rocket launchers , 1500 DSHK bullets and a vehicle destroyed in Chahardara district of Kundoz.
11 insurgents were killed and a vehicle destroyed in Maruf district of Kandahar.
7 insurgents were killed and 7 motorbikes were destroyed in Balablok district of Farah. 5 ISIS insurgents were killed in Khogyani district of Nangarhar.
Similarly, 6 insurgents were killed, 12 were wounded and 2 vehicles were destroyed in Moqor and Andar district of Ghazni.
7 insurgents were killed, 6 were wounded and 5 motorbikes were destroyed in Almar and Ghormach districts of Faryab.
5 insurgents were killed and 8 others were wounded in Arghankhah district of Badakhshan. 1 insurgent was killed and 3 others were wounded in Shortapa district of Balkh.
Taliban shadow district governor for Sarkano district and a Taliban commander killed in IED explosion in Marwara district of Kunar.
A suspect arrested with some rounds of ammo and weapons in Dahana Ghori district of Baghlan.
Afghan National Army as the nation’s defense forces, are ready to give sacrifice to bring lasting peace and security to the people and are determined to eradicate terror groups in Afghanistan.
A.B.Maseer
