19 Taliban Militants Killed in Joint Clearing Operations


(MENAFN- QNA) At least 19 Taliban militants were killed and 11 others were injured following military operations in the past 24 hours.

The Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement the operations were conducted by Afghan National Police in cooperation with Afghan National Army and Afghan intelligence National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives.

The statement further added the operations were conducted in Kunduz, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Khost and Paktika provinces, according to the Afghan (Khaama Press) "Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition," the statement said.

The statement also added, Afghan National Police discovered and defused fiive Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Khost, Kandahar and Jawzjan provinces.

The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the reports so far.


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