...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, 25 Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...fighters were killed and 8 others maimed Ministry of Defense Confirmed the operation.
A Taliban leader was also killed in the Skirmish area, the Defense officials said.
The operation took place while days before the Taliban were gathering in the area in a bid to plan and carry out insurgency attacks in the region.
On Friday, National security forces carried the operation successfully, these Defense forces were also backed by the air support.