கடந்த 4 மாதங்களில் ஆப்கானிஸ்தானத்தில் 1554 தாலிபான்கள் கொல்லப்பட்டுள்ளனர்

ஆப்கானிய படைகளும் பன்னாட்டு படைகளும் சேர்ந்து 1554 தாலிபான்களை கொன்றிருக்கிறார்கள் என்று செய்திக்குறிப்பு கூறுகிறது.

Over 1,500 militants killed in Afghanistan in 4 months

Afghan and international forces killed more than 1,500 Taliban militants over the past four months, Interior Ministry said in a statement on Saturday.

Afghan police and soldiers, together with foreign troops, have carried out 79 operations since March and killed 1,554 rebels, the statement said.

During the period, over 500 militants including 34 foreign nationals and 23 would-be suicide bombers were detained, it added.

More than 700 rebels were injured and a large number of arms and ammunitions including 1,466 small weapons were recovered from the battlefields, according to the statement.

However, it did not give information about casualties of Afghan police and soldiers.

About 13,000 coalition and 37,000 NATO troops are operating in this country to hunt down militants and keep security. Their powerful air forces have inflicted heavy casualties on Taliban insurgents.

Source: Xinhua