KABUL -- Recent violent incidents killed at least 78 militants, 19 security officials, a tribal elder and three sisters across Afghanistan, whereas 70 besieged troops were rescued during a clearing operation in Faryab Province.
At least 15 militants of "Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant" (ISIL) and six police officers were killed during an insurgent attack on administrative headquarters in Haska Mina District, Nangarhar Province, June 11, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported.
Security forces killed at least 46 militants and arrested four others during recent operations across the country in the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said June 12, according to Afghanistan Times.
A Haqqani Network commander and 13 ISIL fighters were among the insurgents killed, the MoD said, adding that 11 army soldiers also lost their lives during these operations.
Security forces killed at least 15 militants and detained the same number during offensives carried out in Kunduz city, the capital of Kunduz Province, the 20th Pamir Army Division said in a statement June 12, according to TOLO News.
Separately, security forces cleared about 30 villages and rescued 70 security personnel besieged by militants for 13 days in Almar District, Farah Province, during a June 12 operation, provincial police chief Sayed Aqa Adrabi said, according to TOLO News.
A bomb blast in the Bolan area of Lashkargah killed police post commander Ziaul Haq and his guard June 12, officials told Pajhwok Afghan News.
The same day, at least two militants were blown up by explosives that they were planting in a vehicle in the Gargatai area of Kot District, Nangarhar Province, governor's spokesman Ataullah Khogyani told Pajhwok Afghan News.
Meanwhile, militants shot dead a tribal elder, Malik Awal Khan, on his way to Surkh Rod from Khogyani District, Pajhwok Afghan News reported June 12.
In other news, three sisters aged between 18 and 20 were reportedly killed by militants in Kharwar District of Logar when they were returning home from a hill, Logar governor's spokesman Salim Saleh said June 12, adding that the area was under the control of Taliban militants, Khaama Press reported.
It has been 40 or 42 years since Afghanistan has been burning in the fire of an unknown war. When the Soviet forces invaded our land, the people of Afghanistan declared Jihad against them. Following a 14 years long war, the Mojahedeen government was established in Afghanistan. People thought that the war in Afghanistan was over, but it was not. In fact, a new war began, and it was for taking over power. The people of Afghanistan thought that the best Muslim people have gathered in these 7 jihadist organizations, but it was not so. All of them, even these 7 leaders of jehadi organizations, were cruel, professional thieves and murderers of Afghans. These 7 leaders of the Jehadi organizations were trying to get power, thousands of our youth were buried under the ground, because each group wanted to get power, and steal this country. No one has provided any service to our youth who are being killed today. These young people are unemployed. They have no choice. For the sake of a piece of bread, they put the gun on their shoulders and go to an unknown war, that is not our war, that war is not fought for the sake of our homeland. The war that is going on in Afghanistan is not ours, this war was started by America and America itself will end the war. Our youth are being killed unjustly.
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