(MENAFN- QNA) At least 37 Taliban militants were killed following military operations by Afghan national security forces in the past 24.
The Afghan Ministry of Interior said Wednesday that the majority of the militants were killed during the operation in Maiwand district of Kandahar province, according to the Afghan (Khaama Press).
A statement released by the ministry said, Afghan National Police conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations with Afghan National Army and NDS to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan,
The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Kandahar, Ghazni, Khost and Nangarhar provinces, as a result 37 armed Taliban members were killed, six wounded and ten others were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.
Taliban suffered the heaviest casualty in Maiwand district, southern Kandahar province, the ministry said.
Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition during the same operations, the statement said, adding that Afghan National Police discovered and defused two different types of IEDs in Baghlan and Balkh provinces.
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