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20 villages cleared of Taliban, 4 militants arrested in Takhar operation
The Ministry said in a statement that the ANSDF and the public uprising forces launched a clearance operation in the center of the city on Friday morning.
The operation was conducted in the PD1 and PD4 areas of Taloqan city.
According to the Ministry, dozens of militants were killed and wounded during the raids.
Security officials said the militants stormed the Qara Parcho, Abdal, Salakhi Qishlaq, Khaskapa, and Chob Bor villages of Taloqan on Thursday night.
According to the officials, at least 13 Taliban fighters were killed and 16 others were wounded in the counter-attacks by Afghan forces.
Three members of the uprising forces were also wounded in the skirmish, sources said.
Meanwhile, Takhar police told Ariana News that the Afghan forces arrested four Taliban insurgents during the operation.
The Taliban has not commented in this regard so far.