The U.S.-led Coalition forces on Friday killed four militants, including an Al-Qaeda commander and a Taliban commander, during an operation in Ghanzi province of central Afghanistan, said a Coalition statement released here on Saturday.
The al-Qaeda and Taliban commanders were known as weapons and foreign fighter facilitators in Andar district of Ghazni province, both of whom were also believed to have coordinated and directed militant activities against interests of Afghan government and international troops, the statement said.
"Two suspected militants were detained during the operation," it said.
An AK-47, 600 blasting caps, 6,000 rounds of ammunition, rocket-propelled grenades, rolls of detonation cord and a mine were discovered in the further search, it added.
Conflicts and spiraling insurgency so far this year have claimed the lives of over 4,000 people, mostly militants, despite over 70,000 foreign troops stationed in the war-torn Afghanistan.
Source: Xinhua
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