Security
Afghanistan: The Afghan Air Force conducted 22 airstrikes to support the ground forces during operations.The Ministry of Defense in a statement said the airstrikes were carried out in the past 24 hours.The statement further added that security forces conducted 13 joint and 77 special operations during the period to suppress the militant groups. Furthermore, the defense ministry said the security forces killed 37 militants and wounded 24 others during the same operations.Khaama, Pajhwok
Logar: An airstrike killed the shadow governor of Taliban and his three deputies.Khaama. Pajhwok
Wardak: The Afghan Special Forces killed 9 Taliban militants during the operations in Kapisa and Wardak. Khaama
Paktiya: The Special Forces killed 7 Taliban militants and detained 2 others in Paktiya, Farah and Herat.The military officials said that the Special Forces killed 4 Taliban militants during an operation in Zadran district of Paktiya. Khaama
Baghlan: The militants have killed or wounded at least 40 members of the public uprising forces during an attack in northern Baghlan province.Khaama, Tolonews, Pajhwok
Jawzjan: An explosion in Jawzjan province killed a key Taliban group member who was expert in improvised explosive devices. Khaama
Sarobi: The Afghan Special Forces inflicted heavy casualties on Taliban militants during an operation in Sarobi district of Kabul. Khaama
Mehtarlam: A man has been killed and six members of a family have been injured in an overnight mortar attack by Taliban militants in Mehtarlamthe capital of eastern Laghman province. Pajhwok
Ghazni City: Four security personnel and 15 Taliban including seven Pakistanis, have been killed in airstrike and clash in the Dayak district of southern Ghazni province. Pajhwok
Nelli: Eight security personnel have been killed and 17 others injured in militants attack in the Kajran district of central Daikundi province. Pajhwok