KABUL: At least 20 Taliban militants were killed and 22 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, according to the Afghan (Khaama Press).
The Afghan Interior ministry following a statement said Monday that the militants were killed or injured in Nangarhar, Takhar4, Kunduz, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Logar, Ghazni, Kunduz and Herat provinces.
The statement further added that 13 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 8 rounds of improvised explosive device (IED) during operations in Helmand, Paktia, Maidan Wardak, Sar-e-Pul and Baghlan provinces.
Interior ministry said the improvised explosive device (IEDs) were recently planted by Taliban militants for insurgency attacks.
Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far. (QNA)
