Security forces kill 5 al-Qaeda operatives in Nangarhar

Salaam Times

NANGARHAR -- Afghan security forces have killed at least five senior al-Qaeda members during an operation in Nangarhar Province, said the provincial government media office on Facebook Friday (January 19).

The operations occurred in Sherzad District Thursday (January 18), conducted by the special forces of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), said the statement.

Three Chechens, one Pakistani and one Afghan national were among those killed. The militants had been actively involved in planning and co-ordinating suicide attacks, the statement added.

The troops arrested at least three other militants during the operations, said officials.

Afghan forces seized four AK-47 rifles, a PKM machine gun, a pistol and some ammunition.

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