At least 17 Taliban militants were killed in fresh military operations across Afghanistan, the country’s interior ministry said Sunday.
The Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) carried out operations in Nangarhar, Kandahar, Laghman, Badakhshan, Zabul, Uruzgan, Ghazni and Farah provinces Saturday night, Xinhua reported citing a statement issued by the ministry.
Seventeen armed Taliban militants were killed, 22 wounded and one militant was arrested by the ANSF.
The security forces also recovered and defused 62 roadside bombs and landmines planted by the militants over the same period, according to the statement.
The statement did not disclose if there were any casualties on the side of the security forces.
The Taliban is yet to comment.
(IANS)