The Taliban militants and their commanders suffered heavy casualties during the latest counter-terrorism operations in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan, like reported by khaama.com.
According to the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan national army, the latest casualties were inflicted to the Taliban insurgents in Imam Sahib district.
The officials of the Shaheen Corps said at least elevent Taliban insurgents were killed and seventeen others were wounded during the operations.
The officials further added that two senior commanders of the group identified as Qari Turab and Qari Nazir were among those killed.
Two other senior Taliban leaders identified as Mawlavi Mazhari and Qari Khanjar were also wounded during the operations, the official said.
The Shaheen Corps officials said the operations were conducted by the Afghan Air Force and ground forces in the past 24 hours.
This comes as at least 31 militants were killed and 16 others were wounded after airstrikes and artillery raids pounded the Taliban positions in Imam Sahib district on Sunday.
The officials of Shaheen Corps said Monday that the operations were conducted in Pul-e-Pakistani, Nasiryan, and Joi Begum villages of the district.
