U.S. Air Force fighters and Army’s Apache helicopter gunships have attacked and killed over 200 Taliban militants in the ongoing counterterrorism operations in Ghazni over the past several days.
The military assault comes after Taliban militants launched a massive attack on the Afghan city less than 100 miles from Kabul.
U.S. Air Force fighters supported the Afghan forces to conduct clearing operations in the city while AH-64 Apache helicopters from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) Combat Aviation Brigade provided close-air support for Afghan forces on Friday, Sunday and Monday.
U.S. forces conducted five air strikes on Saturday, 16 strikes Sunday, 10 on and the operations is expected to go on through this week.
According to Lt. Col. Martin O’Donnell, the spokesman for Operation Resolute Support and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, Ghazni City remains under Afghan government control.
The Afghan National Army’s 203rd Corps, the Afghan National Police’s 303rd Zone and Afghan Special Security Forces are rooting out the remnants of the Taliban within the city. The U.S. led operations has seen large drove of Taliban militants flee from the city and retreating in the vulnerable surrounding districts.
However, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid denied that militants had been driven out from Ghazni
Lt. Col. Martin O’Donnell noted that the Taliban who remain in Ghazni don’t pose a threat to the city’s collapse as compared to the ones who have hidden themselves amongst the Afghan populace as they pose a threat to the civilian population..
U.S. Special Forces and 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade advisers continue to provide advice to Afghan forces on how to successfully conduct clearance operations and combined-arms integration.
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