18 Militants Killed in Afghan Military Operations

Afghan National Security Forces have killed 18 militants during operations in different parts of the country in past 24 hours, officials said on Sunday.

The operations were conducted in Herat, Takhar, Badakhshan, Helmand, Kunar, Paktiya, Ghazni, Farah, Kunduz, Sar-e-Pul, Maidan Wardak, Badghis, Uruzgan, Daikundi, and Khost provinces where nine different types of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were also defused by the security forces, Khaama Press reported.

17 other militants were also wounded during confrontation with Afghan National Security Forces while two of them arrested.

With some 350,000 soldiers, after taking full security responsibility from NATO forces this year, Afghan National Security Forces have stepped up their operations against militants. According to the official data, since the beginning of this year hundreds of militants have been killed.