Afghan army kill 12 Taliban militants, destroy hideout in Logar province

By Bimbo Ogunnaike with agency report

Afghanistan  security forces have killed at least  12 militants in a tunnel used by the insurgents as a hideout to target security forces in the eastern Logar province of the country.

In a statement released on Thursday by the country’s army said acting upon intelligence report, the security forces targeted a Taliban hideout in Charkh district on Wednesday and killing 12 armed insurgents on the spot.

According to the statement, the hideout virtually was a tunnel dug by the militants to target the security forces and hide themselves and their weapons inside it.

Taliban militants who are active in parts of the relatively troubled Logar province haven’t commented yet.