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GHAZNI, Afghanistan, May 21 (Xinhua) -- Up to 42 militants have been confirmed dead as government forces launched fresh operations against Taliban hideouts in parts of the eastern Ghazni province on Monday, provincial government spokesman Aref Nuri said Tuesday.
The air-backed operations, according to the official, launched in the troubled Andar and Dayak districts on Monday evening which ended on Tuesday morning, left 42 insurgents dead and wounded several others.
A Taliban group commander Mullah Fateh and six foreign nationals are among those killed during the operations, the official said, without identifying the nationalities of the alleged foreign fighters.
Taliban militants are yet to make comment on the report.
