- The Defense Ministry announced that the Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, had been fully cleared from the Taliban. According to the report, at least 100 Taliban members were killed in the course of the clashes in the area;
- Government forces freed 53 people from a Taliban prison in the Daichopan district, Zabul province, according to the Defense Ministry;
- The Taliban carried out attacks on government forces in the Zurmat district and Gardez city, Paktia province. According to pro-Taliban sources, 8 government troops were killed and 5 injured in these attacks;
- Fierce fighting was reported in the Qarghayi district, Laghman province. Both sides claim to cause significant casualties to the enemy.
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