16th February, 2020
The Afghan Defense Ministry on Sunday said five Taliban militants had been killed with 25 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) neutralized during an Afghan army operation in southern Kandahar province.
The ministry in a statement said the raid, which was conducted in Khakrez district on Saturday, was part of preventive measures being adopted to ensure high level of security and safety in Kandahar.
It also informed that the engineering teams of national army found and defused 25 rounds of IEDs across the district, in the northern part of Kandahar.
Taliban militants have been using home-made IEDs to make roadside bombs, landmines and suicide attack vest for targeting security forces, but the lethal weapons also inflicted casualties on civilians.
Meanwhile, reports say security situation has continued to improve in Kandahar, the former stronghold of Taliban, over the past months, as security forces have conducted search and cordon operations across the province.
Taliban group has been waging an insurgency of more than 18 years in the region.