Tuesday, November 18, 2014
Kabul (BNA) At least 36 Taliban militants were killed and 20 others were injured following clearing operations in the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said, Afghan security police in the past 24 hours, conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations with Afghan National Army and NDS to clear some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan.
The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Zabul, Kandahar, Farah, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost, Sar-e-Pul, Nangarhar, Takhar, Kundar and Logar provinces.
At least six militants were also arrested by Afghan National Security Forces during the same operations.
Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition.
Likewise, the security forces discovered and defused seven different types of IEDs placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Zabul, Sar-e-Pul and Faryab provinces.
