Clashes between Afghan troops and militants in Afghanistan's eastern Paktiya province left 12 insurgents dead, provincial governor Mohammad Akram Khapalwak said Thursday.
"Afghan troops backed by the international force eliminated 12rebels in Barmal and Walmami districts on late Wednesday night," Khapalwak told Xinhua.
These militants were attempting to raid government interests in the area but the troops with the support of air power pounded their hideouts leaving 12 dead, he added.
Taliban insurgents active in the region have yet to make comment.
Moreover, Afghan Interior Ministry in a statement released Thursday reported capturing seven armed rebels from the same province Paktiya on Wednesday.
Around 70,000 foreign troops have been deployed in the war-torn country under the flag of the NATO and U.S.-led Coalition forces to stabilize security and help accelerate reconstruction process there.
Spiraling conflicts and Taliban-linked insurgency have left more than 2,500 people mostly militants, according to officials sofar this year in Afghanistan.
Source:Xinhua
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