As many as 17 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

Saturday - Feb 23, 2013, 05:36pm (GMT+5.5)

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Kabul - As many as 17 Taliban militants have been killed during a series of security operations launched since Friday in Afghanistan, the government said Saturday.

According to the country's interior ministry, four militants were also arrested in the operations, carried out in the provinces of Nangarhar, Laghman, Kandahar and Logar, Xinhua reported.

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