64 militants killed in Afghanistan within day: official
Xinhua, October 7, 2016 Adjust font size:
Some 64 militants have been killed amid military operations launched by Afghan security forces since early Thursday, the country's Defense Ministry said on Friday.
"Over the past 24 hours, Afghan security forces carried out military and cleanup operations across the country, killing 64 terrorists and injuring 40 others," the ministry said in a statement.
The statement noted that out of the casualties, some 18 militants were killed and 22 wounded after joint Afghan troops backed by helicopter gunships conducted cleanup operations in and around the northern Kunduz city.
On Monday, the Taliban launched coordinated attacks and captured most parts of the city, which is capital of northern Kunduz province, 250 km north of Kabul.
A Taliban shadow governor for northern Takhar province named Qari Shamsuddin was among the killed militants, who lost their lives in Kunduz, according to statement.
The security forces also destroyed eight militants' motorcycles during the above raids.
The statement also confirmed loss of nine Afghan army personnel as a result of separate incidents across the country over the same period. Endit