30 insurgents have been killed in newest security operations in six provinces, Ministry of Interior announced in on Saturday.
A statement issued by the ministry states that the operations were conducted in the jurisdiction of Nangarhar, Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar, Urozgan, Logar and Helmand provinces in past 24 hours.
According to the statement, the operations carried out jointly by Afghan National Police, Afghan National Army and personnel from the National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency in which six militants were also wounded and 16 other arrested.
After taking full responsibility of security from NATO-led forces at the beginning of this year, Afghan National Security Forces have conducted several large scale operations against terrorists across the country.
Officials say thousands of insurgents have been killed during these independent operations.
Security forces have also retaken some areas that were under the control of Taliban for several years.
