(MENAFN- QNA) At least 26 Taliban militants were killed following military operations conducted by Afghan national security forces in the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Interior said Tuesday that the operations were conducted by Afghan National Police in cooperation with Afghan National Army and NDS to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.
The ministry said in a statement the operations were conducted in Kunar, Kandahar and Paktiya provinces, as a result 26 armed Taliban members were killed, seven wounded and six others were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces.
Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition during the operations, the statement added.
The ministry said Afghan National Police discovered and defused nine different types of IEDs placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Kandahar and Uruzgan provinces.
Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
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