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24 militants killed in fresh operations: Afghan gov't

Xinhua, January 12, 2015 Adjust font size:

Two dozen Taliban militants have been killed and 48 others detained as Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) pressed ahead with offensives in restive provinces, the Interior Ministry said on Monday.

"Afghan army, police and personnel of intelligence agency carried out cleanup operations in Nangarhar, Parwan, Baghlan, Badakhshan, Khost and Paktika provinces within the past 24 hours, killing 24 armed Taliban militants, wounding 12 and detaining 48 others," the ministry said in a statement providing daily operational updates.

They also seized weapons and defused two roadside bombs recently planted by the militants, the statement said, without elaborating the casualties of the security forces.

The ANSF assumed the full security charges from NATO-led troops after a four-year security transition earlier this month.

On Jan. 1 this year, the U.S. and NATO-led troops switched from combat to support role -- NATO-led Resolute Support mission, which will focus on training, advising and assisting Afghan forces. Nearly 13,000 foreign forces will be involved in the mission, according to NATO officials in the Asian country. Endi