At least 61 militants were killed and dozens of others were wounded in the latest clearance operations of the Afghan National Security and Defense (ANSDF), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said.
According to a statement by MoD, the operations were conducted in the past 24 hours in various parts of the country with the support of the Afghan Air Force and Artillery units.
The statement further added 30 of the militanst were killed and several others were wounded in Chemtal district of balkh and 11 others were killed and 7 more were wounded in Suzma Qala district of Sar-e-Pul province.
A least 7 militants were killed during an operation in Baghlan Markazi district of Baghlan and 10 others were wounded, MoD said.
The statement also added that 9 militants wre killed and 7 others were wounded during an operation in Dehrawood district of Uruzgan and 4 more were killed in Yakya Khel district of Paktika.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
