11 Militants Confirmed killed In Afghanistan

By Bimbo Ogunnaike

Afghanistan Army has confirmed that at least 11 militants were killed in Gizab district of the country’s southern Uruzgan province as cleanup operation has been continuing in the restive area.

According to an army statement released on Thursday said several villages including Taliban main bastion Gharchino have been liberated from the Taliban clutches during the operations,the statement added.

The statement said that the crackdown on the armed insurgents would continue in Gizab district and its vicinity to ensure lasting peace there,without providing further details.

Taliban militants who are operational in parts of Uruzgan and in neighboring Zabul and Helmand provinces have not made comments on the report yet.