MAIMANA, Afghanistan: Two
Afghan army soldiers and 12 Taliban
militants have been
killed in
clashes in Faryab province overnight, while five armed
militants were
killed after
Afghan Special Operations Forces launched airstrikes in two eastern
Afghan provinces, authorities said Wednesday.In one incident, eight
militants and two
Afghan National Army troops lost their lives after soldiers fought back on attackers on security checkpoints in Almar district in provincial capital Maimana, Abdul Hadi Jamal, a press officer of the army's Division 20 Pamir based in the region said.Two soldiers and five
militants were wounded and two shops caught fire in the district bazaar in the exchange of fire, he said.In Gurziwan district, west of Maimana, four Taliban
militants were
killed and three others wounded in another clash Tuesday night, according to Jamal. A local Taliban leader named Hamidullah who served as shadow district governor for Gurziwan were among the injured.Meanwhile, five armed
militants were
killed after
Afghan Special Operations Forces launched airstrikes in two eastern
Afghan provinces, the command of special forces said Wednesday.
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