KABUL: (MEP) Local officials said on Sunday, that at least 12 insurgents and a policeman were killed and 18 other insurgents with 5 policemen were injured in the past week in a military operation in Wardak.
The operation was launched in Nirkh district of the province to clear the insurgents and is ongoing, Asadullah Shirzad, commander of 303 Spinghar Police Zone said.
He said that during the operation the forces cleared Khanjan Khil village which has been under the control of insurgents for the past few years.
Shirzad further added that we have made good achievements in this operation and we have re-captured a number of villages during the operation which were under the control of the Taliban insurgents for the past few years. Now the families have good security.
The operation will continue to clear all insurgents and a number of military outposts will be created in those areas which we recaptured.
The police also urge the people to cooperate with the security forces in their efforts to eliminate insurgents.
