Afghan forces kill 9 Taliban militants, release 10 detainees

SANAA, April 22 (YPA) – Nine gunmen from the “Taliban” movement, on Monday, were killed in an attack by Afghan forces on a den of militants in the province of Ghazni in eastern Afghanistan.
“Nine militants were killed and 10 detainees were released after security forces stormed a Taliban hideout in the Karabakh region,” provincial government spokesman Aref Nouri was quoted as saying to Xinhua news agency.
He said security forces targeted a Taliban hideout in the town of Fatehullah in the Karabakh region early on Monday morning and freed 10 people held by Taliban militants in a container.
The spokesman pointed out that five other gunmen were arrested during the operation, pointing out that the process of combing continues.