Kabul, April 11 (UNI/Xinhua) The Afghan security forces killed seven armed men in northern Badakhshan province on Monday, provincial head of Information and Culture Qari Maazudin Ahmadi said.
The security forces after discovering a hideout of the armed opponents in the Maidan area of Kohistan district attacked it Monday morning, killing seven armed men on the spot and injuring two others, the official added without providing more details.
Although the Taliban-run government has denied the presence of any armed opposition group in war-torn Afghanistan, US military officials has said that hardliner outfits such as al-Qaida and Daesh or Islamic State exist in the country.
