70 Taliban fighters killed in Kandahar

The Ministry of Defense reports that 70 Taliban fighters have been killed in Kandahar.

Yesterday, the Defense and Security Forces, with the support of the Air Force, launched a clearing operation in the Dand district of Kandahar province and the seventh district of the provincial capital, the ministry said in a statement.

As a result, 70 Taliban fighters were killed and eight others were wounded, the statement added

According to the newsletter, some of the group’s weapons, ammunition and equipment were also destroyed in the operation.