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33 militants killed in Afghan operations in 8 provinces

Xinhua, December 16, 2015 Adjust font size:

Some 33 insurgents have been killed during cleanup operations launched by Afghan security forces in eight of the country's 34 provinces, the country's Interior Ministry said Wednesday.

"In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations with Afghan National Army and NDS (National Directorate of Security) to clear some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan," the ministry said in a statement.

As a result, 33 armed insurgents were killed and 41 others wounded, the statement said.

They also found and seized weapons, the statement said, without adding if there were any casualties on the side of security forces.

The raids were carried out in Kunduz, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Ghazni, Khost, Paktika, Herat and Helmand provinces, according to the statement.

The Taliban-led violence continues in Afghanistan. Afghan security forces have pressed on clearing the militants in restive provinces.

The Taliban militant group has yet to make comments. Enditem