(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT News Report
KABUL: At least 62 militants were killed and 32 others wounded
in multiple extensive military crackdowns within past 24 hours, security
officials said.
In a statement issued Tuesday here in Kabul, Ministry of Defense,
(MoD) said that Afghan National Army (ANA) with the cooperation of Afghan
National Police (ANP) and National Directorate of Security (NDS), conducted joint
operations against insurgents in different area of Takhar, Ghor, Uruzgan,
Helmand, Badghis, Kapisa, Ghazni, Balkh, Badakhshan, Sar-e-Pul, Paktika,
Kandahar and Kunar provinces.
The tatement said that in these operations 62 militants were
killed and 32 others wounded.
Afghan security forces arrested six militants and handed over
them to judicial organs for further inquiry.
Afghan National and Defense Security forces shelled and
bombed the enemies' positions and sanctuaries by artilleries and air forces.
During these operations in the past 24 hours, 19 Taliban
fighters were killed and five others wounded in Baharak and Ishkamish of
Takhar, 15 militants were killed, 13 wounded, six arrested and number of
vehicle of the enemy with ammunitions destroyed in Ahangaran, Shutorkhan and Amrotak center of Ghor, 14
rebels were killed and four strongholds of the enemy destroyed in Kotwal and
Naichin area of Urzgan, six militants were killed and a strongholds destroyed
in Sangeen and Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand province.
Similar, three insurgents were killed and three others wounded
in Nijrab district of Kapisa, three militants were killed and five others
wounded in Balamorghab district of Badghis, one rebel was killed and three
others wounded in Dawlatabad district of Balkh and one militant was killed in
Andar district of Ghazni province.
In past 24 hours, 13 planed clearing operations, and 74 Special
Forces operations conducted in different provinces; also, Air forces conducted 162
aerial operations supporting Afghan National army including 21 strikes on
enemy's sanctuaries.
ANA discovered and confiscated weapons and ammunition in the
operations as well.
ANA as the nation's defense forces are ready to give
sacrifice to bring lasting peace and security to the people and are determined
to eradicate terror groups in Afghanistan.
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