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38 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

Published: 23 Sep 2014 - 09:10 am | Last Updated: 20 Jan 2022 - 07:42 pm

KABUL: At last 38 Taliban militants were killed and three others were injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces in various provinces of the country.

The Afghan Ministry of Interior said in a statement "In past 24 hours, 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 the operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Kapisa, Laghman, Balkh, Zabul and Helmand provinces, as a result 38 armed Taliban members were killed, three wounded and four 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 operations, the ministry said.

The statement also added that the Afghan National Police discovered and defused nine different types of IEDs placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Kandahar, Zabul and Herat provinces.

Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far. (QNA)