Afghan interior ministry confirms death of 25 Haqqani Network insurgents

Kabul: Afghanistan's Interior Ministry on Saturday confirmed through a statement that 25 Haqqani Network insurgents had been eliminated in an operation in Gelan district in the country's Paktika province.

The statement said that a large cache of weapons had been seized and destroyed in the joint Afghan forces operation on Friday.

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The statement said that at least 30 insurgents were wounded.

There were no casualties among security forces and residents. (ANI)

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