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Khanabad cleared, 21 rebels eliminated (Video)

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30 Aug 2014 - 10:54
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30 Aug 2014 - 10:54

KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): Security forces cleared of militants all villages in the Khanabad district of northwestern Kunduz province over the past 24 hours, killing 21 militants, police said on Thursday.

Rebel hideouts were destroyed during the offensive involving Afghan security forces and members of an anti-Taliban militia, police chief Maj. Gen. Ghulam Mustafa Mohseni told Pajhwok Afghan News.

He said five villages in Chahardara district were also cleared of militants and bodies of the 21 rebels remained on the battlefield in Khanabad.

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