Kabul – Taliban interim government officials in Kandahar have confirmed that some civilians have been killed in operations by Taliban forces against the Islamic State of Khurasan Province (ISKP) hideouts in this province.
The commander of Kandahar says that he simultaneously carried out six operations against ISKP hideouts in the different areas of Kandahar.
During the operations in the fourth district of Kandahar city on an ISKP hideout, 4 Daesh fighters were killed and 8 others were arrested, and many of them blew up themselves.
Meanwhile, 2 civilians were killed during the clashes, some residents told Hasht-e Subh.
Taliban security officials haven’t given information to the media outlets about how the operations were done.
In the meantime, the relatives of the civilian victims confirmed the deaths of their relatives in the Taliban operation and said that civilians should not be harmed during security missions.
Previously, the head of the Filtration Commission in Kandahar had warned Taliban forces not to harm civilians during operations.
