REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SHIBERGAN -- The government forces have killed five Taliban insurgents in the northern Jauzjan province over the past 24 hours, army spokesman Nasratullah Jamshidi said on Sunday.

The operation which was launched Saturday and covered Aqcha and Manjagak districts, according to the spokesman, would last until the area is cleared of insurgents.

A Taliban shadowy judge Mawlawi Abdul Rahman is also among those killed during the operation and two more militants have been arrested, the spokesman said.

Taliban militants who are active in parts of Jauzjan province have not commented on the claims.

Meanwhile a Taliban insurgent member had been captured in Afghan capital of Kabul following a special raid, a military statement said on Sunday.

"The Afghan Special Operation Forces carried out an operation in Bagrami District, Kabul province, capturing a Taliban member on Friday," the statement released by the Afghan Special Operation Forces Operational Coordination Command said.

No security force member or civilian was hurt during the raid, it said, adding that the arrest would further enhance security in the district.

On April 11, two employees of the country's Education Ministry were killed and seven others wounded after a Taliban roadside bombing struck a bus in Bagrami District in southeastern Kabul.

The government bus was badly damaged in the blast.

The Afghan security forces have beefed up security operations against militants recently as spring and summer known as fighting season is drawing near in the country.

In a separate incident, five militants and an army soldier were killed after the Taliban attacked an Afghan army camp in the western province of Farah Saturday night, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday.

"The Taliban raided the an army camp in Anar Dara District, Farah province overnight. The army personnel fought back and killed five militants and injured four others. One army soldier also martyred during the clashes," the ministry said in a statement.

The army's helicopters also struck the militants' positions during the clashes in the district bordering Iran, it said.

Furthermore, up to five Taliban militants were killed, three wounded and three others were detained during separate cleanup operations over the past 24 hours, the ministry said earlier in the day.

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