At least 35 Taliban militants were killed and 6 others were injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces in various provinces of the country.
The Ministry of Interior (MoI) released a statement to the press on Monday saying that Afghan National Police conducted several counter-terrorism joint operations with Afghan National Army and NDS to clean some of the areas from terrorists.
According to the statement, the operations were conducted in Kunar, Baghlan, Kunduz, Kandahar, Maidan Wardak, Ghazni, Khost, Helmand and Nimroz provinces, as a result 35 armed Taliban members were killed, six wounded and six others were arrested by Afghan National Security Forces. Also, the Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds ammunition during the operation.
Afghan National Police discovered and defused seven different types of IEDs placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Chahar Dara district of Kunduz province.