Afghan forces kill Taliban shadow mayor, 33 other militants

Staff Report

LASHKARGAH, Afghanistan -- Afghan and coalition forces killed 34 militants in three provinces in the past two days, said officials.

Troops conducting operations in Helmand Province Monday (March 13) killed 24 militants, including a Taliban shadow mayor for Lashkargah, confirmed provincial governor's spokesman Omar Zwak, according to Pajhwok Afghan News.

Afghan warplanes killed eight "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) and two Taliban militants in Nangarhar and Kunduz provinces Tuesday (March 14), said a Ministry of Interior statement, according to TOLO News.

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