Afghan security forces have captured the central base belonging to a local militia commander Abdul Ghani Alipour in the Bihsud district of central Maidan Wardak province.
The Afghan forces launched an operation to arrest Alipour after his men shot down an army helicopter (Mi-17) last week. Four crew members and five security force members were killed.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Monday published several photos that show Afghan soldiers have entered Alipour’s base.
So far, no serious clashes have been reported between the two sides. The MoD, however, stated that at least 12 armed men loyal to Alipour have been killed during the recent clashes in the district.
The MoD said in a statement on Monday that a large cache of explosives and weapons belonging to Alipour was also seized by the Afghan forces.
“A large weapon and explosives cache, a base, and several checkpoints… have been destroyed by the Afghan forces,” the statement read.
Alipour has not commented in this regard so far.
