The 209th Shaheen Corps in a statement said at least seven Taliban militants were killed and four others were wounded during the operations in Khamaab District and on the highway between Jawzjan and Sar-e Pul provinces, khamma.com reports on June 30. The statement further added that the Security Forces (SFs) also destroyed 2 motorcycles and an armoured vehicle of the militants along with some weapons and munitions.
In another statement, the 209th Shaheen Corps said the SFs killed five militants and destroyed some weapons by repelling a Taliban attack in Qarqeen District of Jawzjan. The Taliban group has not commented regarding the incidents so far.