38 militants killed in Afghan operations within day
DUSHANBE, 07.08.2017. /NIAT “Khovar”/. About 38 armed militants have been killed and 36 others injured as Afghan security forces launched military and cleanup operations across the country over the past 24 hours, Xinhua news agency reports citing the Afghan Defense Ministry.
«Afghan National Defense and Security Forces launched 23 clean up operations, 23 special operations and two night raid operations in 14 of the 34 Afghan provinces, killing 38 insurgents and injuring 36 others,» the statement said, adding that five other armed militants were arrested during the above operations.
Security forces also destroyed several Taliban’s (banned in Tajikistan) hideouts together with weapons and ammunition, the statement said.
It did not comment on the casualties of security forces side.
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