Kabul: At least 100 Taliban militants have been killed in a joint Afghan and foreign forces operation over the last four days in Kunar province, said a statement issued by the ISAFÂ on Tuesday.
The operation was launched four days ago in Wata Poor district of Kunar province in which 100 Taliban militants were killed and several captured, it said.
Several foreign Taliban militants were also killed in the operation Afghan and foreign forces have seized many weapons during the operation, ISAF added.it said that foreign forces have suffered some casualties in the operation, but did not give details.There were no Afghan forces and civilian casualties and the operation continues to clear the areas of militants, it noted .Wata Poor district is an insecure part of the province where militants have been active in most villages and use Improvised Explosive Devices to target Afghan and foreign forces.
The operation comes as the US President Barack Obama recently announced that 10,000 American troops will leave Afghanistan by the end of 2011.
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