गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ Afghan forces kill 9 militants in western province International Afghan forces kill 9 militants in western province KathmanduPati November 26, 2020 AFGHANISTAN- Afghan forces have killed nine militants in Obe district of the western Herat province, said an army statement released on Thursday. The Taliban militants launched offensives on security checkpoints in Obe district on Wednesday afternoon, prompting the security forces to launch a counter attack, the statement said, adding that the government forces backed by warplanes killed nine militants on the spot. Eight more insurgents were injured before they fled, the statement said. Without mentioning the casualties of government forces, the statement asserted that a cleanup operation is going on. Taliban militants, who are active in parts of the relatively peaceful Herat province with Herat city as its capital 640 km west of Kabul, have yet to make a comment on the report. Enditem-Xinhua Write your comments RELATED NEWS South Korea pledges continued flood recovery support Government expands domestic jobs to reduce migration WHO Regional Director seeks support for top post UN Resident Coordinator meets Foreign Minister 606 foreign tourists still missing after Bhotekoshi floods Army Chief Sigdel meets China’s Defence Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma
