At least 10 Afghan security force members and 15 Taliban insurgents were killed in heavy clashes in southern Uruzgan province in the past week in ongoing military operations, local officials said on Wednesday.
In addition, several Taliban insurgents and 11 other security forces were injured.
The clashes took place in Dehrawood district of the province after security forces launched a military operation a week ago to clear the area of insurgents, District Governor Aminullah Khaliqi said.
There were no civilian casualties during the operation, he said.
However, he said that the operation will continue in the district to clear all insurgents.
He did not provide further details about the operation.
In the past few months, the Afghan security forces have launched military operations in several provinces of the country including Uruzgan, Nangarhar and Baghlan to clear the areas of insurgents before the start of this year's summer offensive.
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16 March 2016 - 13:56
News ID: 741479
At least 10 Afghan security force members and 15 Taliban insurgents were killed in heavy clashes in southern Uruzgan province in the past week in ongoing military operations, local officials said on Wednesday.
