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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, May 21 (Xinhua) -- A total of 12 militants have been killed as government forces launched cleanup operations against Taliban fighters in Khan Abad district of the northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, provincial government spokesman Esmatullah Muradi said.
The operations, according to the official, launched in the wee hours of Tuesday in parts of Khan Abad and the neighboring Aqtash district, and so far 12 insurgnets have been confirmed dead and over a dozen others sustained injuries.
No security personnel has been hurt, the official asserted.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of the restive Kunduz province, have not commented.
