44 Taliban militants killed, 23 injured in Afghan operations

At least 44 Taliban militants have been killed in counter-terrorism operations in Afghanistan during the past 24 hours, officials said. The operations were conducted by Afghan national police in cooperation with the Afghan national army and Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) operatives, Khaama Press reported. Interior ministry following a statement said the operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Herat and Helmand provinces. The statement further added that 44 Taliban militants were killed, 23 militants were injured and 5 others were detained during the operations. Afghan security forces also confiscated various types of heavy and light weapons along with ammunition and explosives during the operations. Interior ministry said Afghan national police forces also discovered and seized 9 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during operations in Nangarhar, Takhar, Kunduz, Maidan Wardak, Logar and Paktika provinces. The statement by interior ministry did not disclose information regarding the casualties of Afghan security forces during the operations.