At least 1,167 militants have been killed since the start of Shafaq military operations to suppress the insurgency activities of the anti-government armed militant groups, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said.
Sediq Sediqi, spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, told reporters that the operations were launched two months and are still being conducted against the armed militants.
He said at least 465 militants were also wounded and at least 154 others were arrested during the operations across the country.
Sediqi further added that the Afghan security forces have increased pressures against the armed insurgents which comes as the Taliban group lost their leader Mullah Akhtar Mansoor that could have a negative impact on the morale of the group’s fighters.
According to Sediqi, at least 711 operations have been conducted across the country since the operations were launched late in the month of March.
He said the operations are mainly aimed at targeting the senior leaders of the anti-government armed militants and the key regions under the focus of the opoerations are northern Baghlan, northeastern Badakhshan and eastern Nangarhar province.
Sediqi also added that the Minister of Interior recently visited the sourthern provinces to coordinate the military operations in a bid to improve the situation of the southern provinces, specifically the southern Helmand province.
He said the Minister of Interior has instructed the Afghan police forces to use all force to suppress the insurgency activities of the Taliban militants.
1,167 militants killed since the start of Shafaq operations, Sediqi says
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