May 30, 2017 7:08 AM

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Over 200 terrorists killed in eastern Afghanistan over 3 weeks

In Afghanistan, at least 214 terrorists were killed during 27 operations held over the last three weeks by the security forces in the country's eastern Nangarhar province. <br/><br/>The Khaama news agency yesterday reported, citing provincial police chief, that another 61 terrorists were wounded and 84 others detained as part of the operations. A suspected suicide attacker was detained in the provincial capital of Jalalabad, the same outlet further added.<br/><br/>Afghanistan's security forces confiscated over 10,000 rounds of the militants' ammunition, 43 various types of weapons, 8 vehicles as well as 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs). <br/><br/>Explosives belts, heavy weapons ammunition and over 6,000 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, which is used in explosive mixtures, were also captured.

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