At least 16 Taliban militants have been killed and 2 others wounded in clashes with the Afghan army in the southern province of Helmand, local media reported.
In one operation in the Nawa district, soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) killed 15 militants, the country’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Sunday.
Army troops also confiscated some weapons and ammunition during the operation there, read the statement.
In another army operation in Helmand’s Marjah district, a senior Taliban commander was killed and two other militants were injured, the statement added.
Taliban has not yet commented on the statement.