(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) At least 115 militants were killed in clearing operations conducted by the Afghan National Army (ANA) and the Afghan Air Force (AAF) in the past 48 hours.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Sunday that the operations and airstrikes were conducted in Sherzad adn Khogyani districts of Nangarhar, Kohistanat district of SAr-e-Pul, Shohda and Kof Aab of Badakhshan, Mosa Qala and Nawzad districts of Helmand.
Nadershah Kot district of Khost, Aab Band district of Ghazni, Da Herawood district of Uruzgan, Pashtun Kot ditrict of Faryab, Tagab district of Kapisa, Mohammad district of Logar and Barmal ditrict of Paktiak province.
A statement by MoD said at least three commanders of the militant groups identified as Mullah Zakir, Mullah Latif and Mullah Baryalai were also among those killed during the operations.
At least 41 others were also injured, 5 were detained and soem weapons along with ammunition and explosives were confiscated by the Afghan armed forces during the operations, the statement added.
MoD said the Afghan armed forces also discovered and defused at least 48 rounds of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during the same period.
The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the reports so far, according to Afghan Khaama Press (KP).
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