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16 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
At least 16 Taliban militants have been killed in "clean-up" operations in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said today.
Updated on: Sep 30, 2012, 12:08:10 IST
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At least 16 Taliban militants have been killed in "clean-up" operations in Afghanistan, the interior ministry said on Sunday.
Afghan police, army and personnel from the NATO-led coalition forces launched joint operations in Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Wardak, Logar, Herat, Farah, Ghor and Helmand provinces, Xinhua reported.
A total of 22 Taliban militants were arrested.
The ministry did not say if there were any casualties among the security forces.
The Taliban did not make any comment.
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