By Xinhua
Kabul : Afghan and international forces killed 25 Taliban insurgents in Helmand province of southern Afghanistan, a defence ministry statement Monday.
A regional commander Mullah Mohammad Yunus was among the slain Taliban rebels killed in Sangin district Sunday, the statement said.
The forces used air power of international troops to conduct the operation, it added.
Helmand has been a hotbed of Taliban insurgents. Due to rising Taliban-linked insurgency, over 1,600 persons, mostly Taliban militants, have been killed in Afghanistan this year.
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