Afghanistan: 23 militants killed and 14 wounded by Afghan armed forces in past 24 hours
At least 23 anti-government armed militants were killed during clearing operations by the Afghan armed forces during the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the operations were jointly conducted by the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces in conjunction with the security personnel belonging to the other security institutions.
A statement by MoD said at least 14 militants were also wounded during the operations and 6 suspected militants were detained by the security forces.
The statement further added that the Afghan security forces confiscated various weapons and explosives during the operations conducted in Baraki Barak district of Logar, parts of Kunduz, Zabul, Paktika, and Helmand provinces.