15 Taliban militants were killed in a military operation on Herat-Badghis Highway on September 4, reports bakhtarnews.com. The head of Zafar 207 Army Corps press office told that the militants were killed during an air and security operation launched with the support of air force in the Laman Valley area of Badghis Province. The operation was launched to prevent recent Taliban movements that had created harassment sites on the Herat-Badghis public highway.