Security forces have released 10 civilians from the custody of Taliban militants in Adraskan district of western Herat province.
A spokesperson for the Governor House said the civilians were released on Tuesday during military offensive ‘Operation Azm’.
Jailani Farhad added that Operation Azam was launched against militants a few days before and concluded on Tuesday.
17 villages of Adraskan district have been cleared of militants, Farhad said.
According to him, a shootout occurred between security forces and Taliban which left one militant killed and two others wounded.
Taliban have not yet commented on the report.
Herat was among the comparatively secured provinces of Afghanistan but now it is going through some of its worst security.http://www.khaama.com/security-forces-release-10-civilians-from-taliban-custody-in-herat-4615
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