5 Taliban militants killed, 18 detained in Afghan security operations

At least five Taliban militants were killed and 18 others were detained during military operations by Afghan national security forces.The Interior Ministry of Afghanistan said in a statement that the operations were jointly conducted by Afghan army, Afghan police and Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) during the past 24 hours.The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Kunar, Nangarhar, Kapisa, Kunduz, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Ghazni, Paktika, Paktia and Herat provinces of Afghanistan, according to (Khaama Press).Interior ministry confirmed that five Taliban militants were killed, four militants were injured and 18 others were detained during the operations.Afghan national security forces also seized weapons, ammunition and explosives during the military operations, interior ministry added in its statement.In separate operations, Afghan police forces discovered and seized 46 improvised explosive device (IEDS) from Nangarahr, Daikundi, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost and Helmand provinces.The Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the reports so far.