<span style="color: #222222;">In Afghanistan, at least 10 militants were killed at Googer locality, in eastern Ghazni province. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">According to provincial government spokesman Harif Noori in Ghazni, 10 Taliban were killed and eight injured last night. </span><br />'' <br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">One security man was also injured in the operation. The security forces also destroyed weapons and ammunition. </span><br />'' <br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">Afghan security forces have recently beefed up operations on militants as spring and summer, known as the fighting season, is drawing near in the country.</span><br />

In Afghanistan, ten Taliban militants were killed and their commander was captured following a raid on their hideout in Sangin district of Helmand province on Friday. Provincial administration spokesman Daud Ahmadi said today that Afghan and international troops stormed the militants' hideout in Tirqadam Kariz area killing ten rebels. Taliban local commander Mullah Mohammad Hassan was captured during the operation. There were no casualties on the troops, Ahmadi said. There has been no comment from the Taliban militants so far.