KABUL, Aug. 27 (Xinhua) -- Six militants, including an al-Qaida weapons and cash facilitator, were killed in Nangarhar, eastern Afghanistan overnight, the Afghan military said on Sunday.
"On a confirmed tip off, Afghan Special Operation Forces launched a raid to capture a senior al-Qaida facilitator in Lal Poor district, eastern Nangarhar province at 12:30 (local time) Saturday and the raid ended at 02:50 Sunday. As a result six militants, including the targeted man, were killed," the command of Special Forces said in a statement.
An additional four militants were captured and the security forces seized weapons and ammunition together with two telecommunication radios, the statement added.
In addition, two Taliban militants named Ibrahim and Mullah Khirullah were killed after Afghan air force conducted an airstrike in Wata Poor district, neighboring Kunar province late Saturday, according to Shirin Aga, an army spokesman, at the region.
Afghan security forces have beefed up security operations against militants, as Afghans have been witnessing a surge in attacks by Taliban and Islamic State (IS) militants across the country.
