Military operations by Afghan and foreign forces in western Afghanistan have killed 20 Taliban rebels, the army said on Sunday, while two civilians were also killed.
Afghan army, police and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force ISAF troops launched coordinated operations overnight in the provinces of Farah and Badghis, the army spokesman for western Afghanistan told AFP.
The joint forces attacked insurgent positions in Gulistan district of Farah, killing 15 Taliban militants, Abdul Basir Ghori said.
"They left the bodies behind at the battle field," he said, adding that there were no casualties to the troops.
In another operation in Bala Murghab district of the same province on Saturday night, four Taliban were killed and 18 wounded, Ghori said.
Local and foreign troops also launched an operation in Pusht Rod district in Badghis, and five hours of fighting left one militant dead, while two others including their group commander were arrested, said the spokesman.
Afghan forces supported by international troops have launched search and clean-up operations ahead of the upcoming August 20 presidential vote.
Rohul Amin, governor of Farah province, confirmed the incidents in Pusht Rod and Gulistan districts, and added that a female health worker and her husband were also killed in the provincial capital.
A midwife received a phone call Saturday night for an emergency at the clinic where she worked in Farah. She left with her husband, but the pair were ambushed and killed on the way by Taliban insurgents, the governor said.
Police found the bodies Sunday morning.
The insurgents have intensified their campaign against the government and foreign forces in recent months.
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