PUL-E-ALAM, Afghanistan, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 12 militants were killed and five others wounded in two Afghanistan eastern provinces on Saturday evening, authorities confirmed Sunday.
In Logar province, the Afghan Air Force bombed a Taliban camp that was used as a control and command center for Shafi Ullah, a Taliban's shadow intelligence chief for Logar, killing six militants, provincial police spokesman Shahpoor Ahmadzai told Xinhua.
It was not immediately known whether Shafi Ullah had been affected in the sortie, which took place at 4:55 p.m. local time in Baraki Barak district of the province, 60 km south of the capital Kabul.
In the neighboring Ghazni province, Afghan security forces repelled a Taliban massive attack against the security checkpoints in Landa Khil locality of Ab Band district, forcing the militants to leave the area, the provincial government said in a statement.
"Six militants were killed and five others wounded. The security forces did not suffer casualties in the fighting. They found three motorcycles and two night vision equipments after the area was secured," the statement said.
The provinces have been the scene of heavy clashes in recent years.
Taliban militants have not responded to the reports so far. Enditem
