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15 Taliban militants killed in E.Afghanistan

(Xinhua)
Updated: 2008-09-07 14:16

KABUL -- Afghan police on Sunday morning backed by the US-led Coalition forces in a clean-up operation in eastern Afghan province of Khost eliminated 15 Taliban militants and arrested two others, said a police official.  

Abudul Qayum Bakizai, the deputy provincial police chief told Xinhua that the combined forces engaged with Taliban militants in Sabari district of Khost province early Sunday morning.

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"Fifteen militants were killed and two others were arrested on the spot," Bakizai said, adding "twenty rifles were also seized by the joint forces during the operation."

However, Taliban militants fighting Afghan government have yet to make any comment.

Taliban insurgents who staged a violent comeback three years ago have intensified their activities targeting Afghan and international troops across Afghanistan to mount pressure on the government despite around 70,000 foreign troops stationed in the country.

Conflicts and spiraling insurgency have claimed over 3,700 people's lives, mostly militants, so far this year.