Afghan troops kill 9 Taliban militants, confiscate narcotic drugs

An Afghan policeman searches a vehicle at a security checkpoint along Herat-Farah main road in Herat, Afghanistan, Feb. 24, 2019. Afghan security forces have killed nine Taliban militants and seized nearly 900 kg narcotic drugs during separate operations, the Afghan Ministry of Interior Affairs said Saturday. In Herat province, the Afghan National Police (ANP) seized more than 570 kg of narcotics and opium and a vehicle after the ANP laid an ambush and engaged with drug traffickers along a main road. (Xinhua/Elaha Sahel)