Kabul: Afghan forces have intensified military operations and killed 17 terrorists in the war-battered country in a single day on Sunday, officials said.
The crackdowns have increased in the wake of Taliban’s deadly attack on an army base in Shorab area in the southern Helmand province of Aghanistan on Friday.
The brazen offensive, which started on Friday, left some 50 dead and more than 40 others injured, according to media reports.
However, the government forces, in crackdown against terrorists, stormed Taliban hideouts in Dawlat Abad district of the northern Faryab province early on Sunday, killing six terrorists and injuring two others, army spokesman in the northern region said.
Two Taliban senior commanders, Mawlawi Jalal and Mullah Jandullah, were also killed in the raids, he said.
Similarly, a Taliban hideout in Shah Walikot district of the southern Kandahar province was also stormed on Sunday, killing eight terrorists including a key Taliban commander Mullah Tor Naqibullah and injuring nine others, an army statement said.
Showdown between security forces and the Taliban fighters in Khawja Ghar district of the northern Takahr province on Sunday morning left three terrorists dead and injured four others including two terrorists and two security personnel, district governor Mohammad Omar said.
Taliban terrorists had not reacted to the claims made by the officials.