NATO says 13 Afghan insurgents killed

Kabul: NATO says 13 insurgents have been killed in joint operations in eastern Afghanistan.

NATO`s eastern command said today that the insurgents were killed in operations that began yesterday. The coalition says Afghan and coalition forces killed six insurgents during a joint operation in Tagab district of Kapisa province, and seven others were killed in a separate operation run by Afghan security forces in the Hisarak district of Nangarhar province. Afghanistan has seen heavy fighting in recent weeks as warmer, spring-time weather allows insurgents to move more freely. Following the winter, militants are able to infiltrate Afghanistan from mountain passes that connect to neighbouring Pakistan where they have sanctuaries. PTI