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The Afghan National Army said its forces killed 100 militants during several military operations carried out across the country over the weekend.
The operations, which occurred in 11 of Afghanistan’s 34 provinces, were conducted in a 24-hour period from Saturday afternoon into Sunday, according to the Afghan Ministry of Defense.
A battle took place between KIA’s 7th Battalion troops and a combined force of Burmese Army’s 46th, 137th, and 138th Light Infantry Battalions at a location between Wadat and Tam Ja village on Putao–Sumprabum road on Aug 30.
Pakistan military claimed at least six civilians were killed and 46 others, including 22 women, were injured in alleged firing from the Indian side in the Charwa Sector near the Sialkot Working Boundary.
Six of the casualties were reported to be on the Pakistani side of the border in Sialkot town.
More than 100 militants have been killed in the ongoing military operation in Musa Qala District of southern Helmand province of Afghanistan, an official said today.
Omar Zwak, spokesman for the governor of Helmand province said,'’fresh troops have been deployed to Musa Qala District to clear it from rebels,'’ reports QNA.
As peace negotiators continue to insist that a nationwide ceasefire is within reach, clashes reportedly broke out again this week in Shan and Kachin states ahead of a planned meeting between a handful of ethnic armed groups, President Thein Sein and Snr-Gen Min Aung Hlaing.
The Ta’ang (Palaung) National Liberation Army (TNLA) said fighting with the Burma Army took placein an area of the ethnic armed group’s control in Namhsan Township, Shan State, with the TNLA claiming to have killed two government soldiers after coming under attack at the village of Nang Kay.