Afghan national security forces and NATO aviation have killed 26 Taliban militants in a combat operation in the Nuristan province in eastern Afghanistan, the regional authorities said on Sunday.
The operation against the radical Islamic group Taliban in the Barg-i-Matal district on the border with Pakistan was started on Saturday after the militants launched an attack on the area.
Meanwhile, a spokesman for the Taliban group said that eight Afghan policemen had been killed and another 15 captured during the fight.
RIA Novosti
