MoI issued a statement on Sunday states that the operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Baghlan, Kunduz, Faryab, Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar, Zabul, Oruzgan, Maidan Wardak and Ghazni provinces.
The statement adds that the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army and personnel from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency in the past 24 hours.
At least 19 other insurgents were also detained during the operations.