Afghanistan: 50 militants killed in south

KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- U.S.-led forces and Afghan police killed 50 militants during an operation in the southern province of Uruzgan, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

The ministry did not release further information about the operation, though it said that no coalition or Afghan forces were killed in the attack.

Meanwhile, Afghan police reportedly killed a Taliban commander and his four bodyguards Tuesday during a separate operation in Uruzgan, China's Xinhua news agency reported.

Uruzgan, along with Helmand and Kandahar Provinces, are known Taliban strongholds and have been the target of intensifying operations in recent weeks by coalition and Afghan forces.