According to NATO’s statement, six Afghan soldiers have been also killed and six others injured during the one-month-long operation which ended on Wednesday.
NATO added that 16 Taliban militants have been also arrested and six militants have been wounded in the operation.
The Western military alliance stated that a remarkable amount of weapons and vehicles belonging to the Taliban have been also seized in the said period.
Meanwhile, Taliban spokesman Qari Yousef Ahmadi claimed that NATO troops have been forced to retreat after suffering heavy losses during the clashes.
The Taliban have already announced the beginning of their “spring offensive” across Afghanistan, targeting the US-led NATO troops and Afghan security forces.
Code-named Al-Farouq, the primary targets of the offensive are “foreign invaders, their advisors, their contractors, all those who help them militarily and in intelligence,” the militants said on their website.
Insecurity continues to rise across Afghanistan despite the presence of thousands of US-led forces in the war-torn country.
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