US Marines and Afghan soliders killed 40 Taliban fighters in a joint operation in Afghanistan's west on Monday, the Afghan army said.
"At the request of the local population an operation was launched by the Afghan army and the US Marines in the district of Bala Buluk" in the western province of Farah, Afghan army commander Jalandar Shah Dehnam told AFP.
During this operation 40 Taliban were killed and a number were injured, he said, adding that six Afghan soliders had also been wounded.
"We do not know if the Americans sustained any casualties," he said.
A US army spokesman contacted by AFP confirmed that an operation was under way in Farah, but did not give further details.
Mohammad Younus Rasoli, deputy governor for the province said: "More than 30 Taliban have been killed and a number of others wounded."
The operation was launched overnight Sunday to Monday.
Source: AFP Asian Edition
