Afghan security forces kill 52 militants in Ghazni province

Islamabad: At least 52 militants have been killed in army operations in the restive eastern province of Ghazni, the country’s Ministry of Defence said on Sunday. “Up to 52 Taliban terrorists have been killed following three separate Afghan National Army commando operations and airstrikes against Taliban positions in Ghazni since early Saturday,” the ministry said in a statement. Confirmed The statement confirmed that two militant leaders were also among those killed. The province, 125 km south of the country’s capital Kabul, has been the scene of heavy clashes and fighting. The Afghan National Defence and Security Forces remain in control of most of Afghanistan’s population centres and all of 34 provincial capitals.