Kandahar forces kill 21 insurgents in Uruzgan raids

KANDAHAR CITY (Pajhwok): More than 20 Taliban militants, including senior figures, have been killed during a special forces operation in the capital of central Uruzgan province, the governor’s house in southern Kandahar province said on Sunday.

In a statement, the Kandahar governor’s house said the special forces from Kandahar conducted operations in Tirinkot, the capital of Uruzgan, killing 21 insurgents and arresting half a dozen more.

The statement said 21 rebel hideouts and two rooms were destroyed and 17 landmines, two pick up vehicles, two cars and six motorcycles and heavy and light weapons were confiscated during the raids.

It said the insurgents had been hiding in five residential homes where explosives were also found and defused.

The security forces and civilians escaped unharmed during the operations, the statement said.

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