54 militants killed during the joint operations in past 24 hours: MoD

The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) said that 54 militants have been killed during separate operations conducted jointly by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF).

The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) said that 54 militants have been killed during separate operations conducted jointly by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF).

According to a statement released by MoD, the operations were conducted with the help of the close air support of the coalition forces based in Afghanistan.

The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Nangarhar, Paktika, Ghazni, Daikudni, Zabul, Farah, Balkh, Faryab, and Helmand provinces.

At least 29 of the militants were killed in Qarabagh district of Ghazni province and 9 others were wounded, MoD said, adding that 19 militants were killed and 7 others were wounded during the operations while 2 motorcycles were destroyed in Pashtun Kot and Sherin Tagab districts of Faryab province.

The Afghan forces also killed 6 militants in Posht Rod district of Farah province and two others were wounded in Shajoi district of Zabul and Washir district of Helmand province, MoD added in its statement.