The security forces killed 57 Taliban militants including 10 Pakistanis during the clashes in Ghazni.

The Ministry of Defense in a statement said the militants were killed in Deh Yak district.

The statement further added that the security forces also killed Rahmatullah Mobariz, the shadow district military chief of Taliban for Deh Yak.

Meanwhile, the governor’s office of Ghazni in a statement said the security forces killed 59 Taliban militants and wounded 16 others.

The statement further added that the security forces also killed ten Pakistani nationals during the clashes.

Furthermore, the governor’s office said three Taliban commanders Zahid, Hamas and Khanjari, all hailing from Pakistan were among those killed.