Eight captive commandos free during operation in Baghlan
24 May 2021, 19:37 GMT+10
Baghlan [Afghanistan], May 24 (ANI): Eight security force members were freed from a Taliban prison in an operation in northern Baghlan on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Monday.
The operation was launched in Amarkhil village of Baghlan-e-Jadid and the security force members who had been taken captive were freed, reported Tolonews quoting MoD.
Source said that two security forces members were killed, and another was wounded during the operation, the news channel reported.
At least 20 Taliban terrorists, including Amrullah, the designated district governor of Taliban for the district, were killed in Afghan forces operations in Baghlan on Friday night.
8 security force personnel freed in operation from Taliban prison in Baghlan ANI | Updated: May 24, 2021 14:44 IST
Baghlan [Afghanistan], May 24 (ANI): Eight security force members were freed from a Taliban prison in an operation in northern Baghlan on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Monday.
The operation was launched in Amarkhil village of Baghlan-e-Jadid and the security force members who had been taken captive were freed, reported Tolonews quoting MoD.
Source said that two security forces members were killed, and another was wounded during the operation, the news channel reported.
At least 20 Taliban terrorists, including Amrullah, the designated district governor of Taliban for the district, were killed in Afghan forces operations in Baghlan on Friday night.
At least 20 Taliban terrorists, including Amrullah, the designated district governor of Taliban for the district, were killed in Afghan forces operations in Bag
8 Soldiers, 20 Taliban Killed as Clashes Continue in Baghlan
Eight members of the Afghan forces were killed in an attack by the Taliban on their outposts in Guzargah-e-Noor district in Baghlan on Friday night, two sources from security agencies in the province said on Saturday.
The Defense Ministry in a statement said that 20 Taliban including Amrullah, the designated district governor of Taliban for the district, were killed in Afghan forces air and ground operations in Guzargah-e-Noor, Julga and Baghlan-e-Jadid districts of Baghlan on Friday night.
Six soldiers were wounded in the attack that started at midnight, the sources said.
Dozens of Taliban fighters went to Guzargah-e-Noor district after they were pushed back from Baghlan-e-Markazi district in the province, the sources said.