KABUL: (Middle East Press) At least 39 Taliban insurgents have been killed following military operations in different parts of provinces.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday states that 39 Taliban insurgents were killed in separate police operations in the past 24 hours.
The operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Takhar, Kunduz, Badakhshan, Sar-e-Pul, Balkh, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Paktiya, Herat, Farah and Helmand provinces
The statement added that 40 others were also wounded and two others arrested by the security forces.
The statement further added that 26 different types of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) placed by insurgents, were also defused by Afghan security forces.
According to the statement, Afghan National Army and personnel from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel also took part in these operations.
