Afghanistan’s Ministry of Defense announced the death of at least 70 Taliban fighters in the Zherai and Dand districts of the Kandahar province. Armed militants stormed ANA checkpoints, resulting in Afghan security forces and allied forces repelling the fighters and inflicting heavy casualties. The Taliban’s head of intelligence and a local district commander was also killed in the attack, and a large number of Taliban weapons and ammunition was destroyed.

Source: https://www.khaama.com/70-taliban-killed-in-govt-defense-operations-909800/