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Home-Made Bomb Claims Lives of 10 Taliban Militants in Southern Afghanistan

© AP Photo / Rahmat GulTaliban fighters hold their heavy and light weapons before surrendering them to Afghan authorities in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. File photo
Taliban fighters hold their heavy and light weapons before surrendering them to Afghan authorities in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. File photo - Sputnik International
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The explosion of a home-made bomb destroyed the vehicle used by Taliban militants in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan and killed 10 militants, according to local media.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — A total of 10 militants of the Taliban terrorist group, outlawed in many countries, including Russia, were killed and seven more were injured in an explosion of a home-made bomb in the southern part of Afghanistan, local media reported Sunday.

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The Khaama Press news agency reported, citing the country's Defense Ministry, that the explosion destroyed the vehicle used by militants in the Kandahar province.

The news outlet added that 10 more terrorists were killed in the operation carried out by the government forces in Kandahar.

The activities of Taliban have a negative impact on stability and peace in Afghanistan. The group is infamous for numerous attacks against government troops, several of this attacks have being conducted with the use of improvised explosive devices.

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