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Afghan military kills 130 insurgents within day: gov't

Xinhua, May 18, 2016 Adjust font size:

The Afghan security forces have killed 130 suspected Taliban insurgents within the last 24 hours across the country, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.

"In the last 24 hours, as a result of the joint clearance operations of the Afghan security and defense forces aimed to topple down the insurgents and protect the lives and property of people, 130 armed insurgents, including seven of their commanders were killed, 76 were wounded and two others were detained," the ministry said in a statement providing daily operational updates.

The joint forces also discovered and confiscated weapons and ammunition during the above raids which were launched in 18 out of the country's 34 provinces, according to the statement.

The statement also confirmed loss of 10 army personnel as a result of separate attacks across the country over the same period.

The Afghan security forces have beefed up security operations against militants recently as spring and summer known as fighting season is drawing near in the country.

The Taliban has yet to make comments. Endit