(MENAFN- Afghanistan Times) AT News Report
KABUL: At least 65 militants were killed and nine others wounded
in multiple extensive military crackdowns carried out by the Afghan security
forces across the country in the past 24 hours, security officials said Monday.
Ministry of Defense in a statement said the Afghan National Army
(ANA) in collaboration with Afghan National Police (ANP) and National Directorate
of Security (NDS) personal conducted joint operations against insurgents in
different areas of Zabul, Ghazni, Farah, Nangarhar, Paktia, Helmand, Faryab and
Logar provinces, in which 65 militants were killed and nine others wounded.
Moreover, Afghan security forces arrested five rebels and
handed them over to the related judicial organs for further inquiry.
Afghan National Defense and Security Forces shelled and
bombed the enemies' positions and sanctuaries by artilleries and air forces.
During operations in the past 24 hours, 17 Taliban
insurgents were killed and two others wounded in Arghandab, Shah Joy districts
and province capital of Zabul –17 militants killed in Muqur and Andar districts
of Ghazni –13 rebels killed in vicinities of the province capital of Farah—seven
insurgents killed in Achin district of Nangarhar –five militants killed, one
wounded and four suspects arrested in Mirzaka, Samkanay and Haji Aryoub
districts of Paktia province.
Similarly, four insurgents were killed and another was
wounded in Washir district of Helmand—two militants killed in Almar district of
Faryab and one suspect was detained in Kharwar district of Logar province.
In past 24 hours, 15 planed clearing operations, and Special
Forces operations conducted in different provinces; also, Air Forces conducted aerial
operations supporting Afghan National Army including 20 strikes on enemy's
sanctuaries.
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