A large gathering of the Taliban group came under heavy artillery and airstrikes in western Farah province of Afghanistan, the Afghan Military said Wednesday.

According to the 207th Zafar Corps of the Afghan Military in the West, the Afghan Air Force and Artillery Units with the support of the foreign forces carried out a coordinated operation on a large gathering of Taliban in Bala Bolok district.

The source further added that the Taliban militants had gathered in Shiwan and Ganjabad villages to lay out plans for their future attacks when they came under air and artillery strikes.

The Zafar Corps also added that the preliminary reports received by the armed forces indicate that 35 militants were killed and at least 29 others were wounded during the operation.

A vehicle belonging to the militants was also damaged and at least three of them were arrested alive following the operation, the Zafar Corps added.

The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban group have not commented regarding the report so far.

Farah has been among the relatively calm provinces in West of Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime but the anti-government armed militant groups have been attempting to destabilize the province during the recent years.

Taliban insurgents often carry out coordinated attacks on security posts as well as some district centers as part of their insurgency.

However, the counter-terrorism operations including airstrikes are underway to suppress the militants before they manage to expand their insurgency in the West.