Local officials reported that 40 Taliban insurgents were killed, wounded and arrested in the past 24 hours in Ghazni province.
“As a result of Afghan special forces operation and coalition forces air strike in past 24 hours in surrounding of center of Ghazni and also Gelan and Giro districts of Ghazni, 17 Taliban insurgents were killed, 3 were injured and 20 others were arrested,” Mohammad Arif Noori spokesman of Ghazni governor told Reporterly on Thursday.
Ghazni governor’s spokesman stressed that, famous and key Taliban members might be among arrested insurgents.
