Wednesday May 31, 2017
Kabul (BNA) Taliban insurgents suffered casualties in mortar shelling by the Afghan armed forces on the hideouts of that group in the restive Southern Helmand Province.
The provincial government media office in a statement said the Afghan armed forces pounded the hideouts and bases of the Taliban group in Nade-e-Ali district around 10:00 am local time on Monday, leaving at least eight of them dead.
The statement further added that several weapons, ammunition, and explosives were also destroyed during the shelling.
A clash also broke out between the Taliban insurgents and the Afghan security forces on the same day in Greshk district, the statement said, adding that the attack by the Taliban was repulsed leaving two insurgents dead.
According to the local officials, the Afghan security personnel and the local residents did not suffer any casualties during the clashes and the military operation.
The officials are saying that clearance operations are still underway in the outskirts of Lashkargah city, Nad-e-Ali district, Sangin, Garamser, Nawa and other areas.
Helmand is among the volatile provinces in southern Afghanistan where the Taliban insurgents are actively operating in its various districts and often carry out insurgency activities.
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