Kabul, Oct 25: Over a dozen people were killed in a clash between the Taliban (banned in Russia as a terrorist group) militants and a group of armed men in the western Afghan province of Herat, a source at a local hospital said on Monday.
According to the Afghan authorities, the Taliban carried out a special operation in Herat on Sunday, against local criminals involved in kidnappings. At least three of the criminals were killed. UNI
