At least nine Taliban militants were killed in separate raids in Uruzgan Province, reports The Khaama Press on December 15. The Afghan Special Forces (ASFs) killed six Taliban militants in Tarin Kot District of Uruzgan Province. In addition, an airstrike in Shaid-e Hasad District of the Province the Security Forces (SFs) killed three Taliban militants. Further, during a raid the ASFs destroyed a small cache of weapons in the District of the Province.