At least 18 Taliban militants were killed and another militant was injured following military operations by Afghan national security forces.
The ministry of interior (MoI), following a statement said Mondaythat the operations were conducted in Laghman, Kandahar, Maidan Wardak and Ghor provinces.
Afghan national security forces also confiscated various types of heavy and light weapons along with ammunition and explosives during the operations, MoI said.
The statement also added that Afghan national police forces confiscated a number of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) during operations.
The Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
