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At least 37 Taliban militants were killed and 8 others were injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces during the past 24 hours.
Interior ministry of Afghanistan following a statement said Wednesday that the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan police, Afghan army and Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives.
The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Zabul, Logar, Khost, Paktia, Herat, Helmand and Nimroz provinces of Afghanistan.
At least six Taliban militants were also arrested during the operations, interior ministry said in its statement, adding that Afghan security forces discovered and seized weapons, ammunition and explosives during the operations.
At least two Afghan national police service members were killed and another policeman was injured during the operations, the statement.
Afghan police forces also discovered and seized 77 improvised explosive device (IEDs) during separate operations in Takhar, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Helmand and Nimroz provinces of Afghanistan.
According to interior ministry, the IEDs were recently planted by Taliban militants to carry out insurgency attacks against the Afghan security forces.
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37 Taliban militants killed, 8 injured in Afghan operations - Khaama Press (KP) | Afghan News Agency