Kabul: At least 52 Taliban militants were killed following joint clearing operations by Afghan national security forces in various provinces of the country during the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Interior said in a statement Afghan National Police conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations with Afghan National Army and NDS to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.
The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Ghazni, Laghman, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Zabul, Logar, Kapisa, Paktiya, Helmand and Nimroz provinces, as a result 52 armed Taliban members were killed, 21 wounded and two others were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces, according to the Afghan (Khaama Press).
Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition during the operation, the statement added. The ministry also said that three armed Taliban (IED planters) were killed by their own explosives while they were placing IEDs in the main road of Shahrk district of Ghor province.
The Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
The Afghan National Police is the primary police force of Afghanistan, serving as a single law enforcement agency all across the country.
The agency is under the responsibility of Afghanistan’s Ministry of Interior, headed by Omar Daudzai. The ANP has about 157,000 active members as of September 2013 which is expected to reach 160,000 by the end of 2014.
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