28 militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, December 22, 2014 (IANS) At least 28 militants have been killed in Afghanistan, the defence ministry said on Monday. “The Afghan army carried out several clean-up operations in Helmand, Paktika and Kunar provinces for the past one day, killing 28 Taliban militants, including an insurgent local commander,” Xinhua reported citing a defence ministry



statement.

It said that five soldiers also lost their lives as a result of the heavy weapons firing and bomb attacks by militants.

The Taliban-led violence continues in Afghanistan. Security forces have pressed on to clear militants, and they are set to take the full security responsibilities of the war-torn country from the NATO-led troops by the end of this month.