17 Taliban militants killed, 12 injured in Afghan operations

KABUL: (MEP) – At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and 12 others were injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces.

The interior ministry of Afghanistan following a statement said Monday that the militants were killed or injured during operations in the past 24 hours.

The statement further added that the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan police, Afghan army and Afghan intelligence in Kunar, Nangarhar, Kandahar, Zabul, Logar, Herat and Helmand provinces of Afghanistan.

Interior ministry confirmed that 17 Taliban militants were killed, 12 militants were injured and 3 others were detained by Afghan forces during the operations.

Afghan national security forces also seized heavy and light weapons, ammunition and explosives during the operations, interior ministry added in its statement.

In separate operations, Afghan national security forces discovered and seized 14 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) from Kunar, Nangarhar, Balkh, Kandahar, Uruzgan and Khost provinces.

The IEDs were planted by Taliban militants to carry out insurgency attacks, interior ministry said in its statement.