(MENAFN- QNA) At least 50 Taliban militants were killed and 13 others were injured during military operations by Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours.
The operations were jointly conducted by Afghan national police, Afghan national army and Afghan intelligence National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives.
The Afghan Interior ministry following a statement said Wednesday that the militants were killed or injured in Kunar, Nangarhar, Baghlan, Ghazni, Khost, Paktia and Paktika provinces, according to the Afghan (Khaama Press).
The statement further added that four Taliban militants were also arrested during the operations.
Afghan security forces confiscated various types of light and heavy weapons along with explosives during the operations, interior ministry said.
The statement by interior ministry also added that Afghan national police (ANP)forces discovered and seized two rounds of improvised explosive device (IED) during operations in Shorabak district of Kandahar province.
Interior ministry said the improvised explosive device (IEDs) were recently planted by Taliban militants for insurgency attacks.
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