At least 69 Taliban militants were killed and 23 others wounded after the Afghan security forces evicted militants from Qala-e-Naw city, capital of western Badghis province, the country's Defense Ministry confirmed on Thursday, APA reports citing Xinhua.
"The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF), including national army' commandos, supported by Afghan Air Force targeted militants' aggregation in multiple locations in Qala-e-Naw on Wednesday," the ministry said in a statement.
Heavily-armed Taliban militants stormed and briefly took control of the city On Wednesday before the Afghan security forces launched a counter-offensive.
The ANDSF also seized some militants' weapons and ammunition, the statement added.
"Reinforcement was dispatched and more Afghan National Army commandos arrived in Qala-e-Naw Wednesday night. The security forces' counter-attack is in full swing now and the situation in the city is getting better," the statement said.
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