Units of police have killed eight Taliban fighters across the country over the past 24 hours, a statement of Interior Ministry released here on Thursday said. The operations, according to the statement, have been carried out in Laghman, Kandahar, Ghor and Helmand provinces during which, the troops, besides killing eight militants, have also captured seven more insurgents. It did not say if there were any casualties on the security personnel. Taliban militants are yet to make comment on the report.