At least 16 anti-government armed militants were killed and 14 others were wounded in counter-terrorism operations conducted by the Afghan armed forces in the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said at least four commanders of the militants were also among those killed and four others were arrested.
A statement by MoD said the operations were conducted in Kunar, Logar, Uruzgan, Kunduz, and Zabul provinces.
The Afghan armed forces also confiscated various types of weapons during the operations, MoD said, adding that scores of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) were also discovered and defused.
According to MoD, at least three members of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces were also martyred during the operations.
The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the reports so far.
The Afghan security forces have increased counter-terrorism operations amid deteriorating security situation across the country with the rampant Taliban-led insurgency.
The Taliban group has increased insurgency activities in various provinces of the country including capital Kabul despite efforts have been put in place to end the ongoing violence through reconciliation process.
The Taliban group targeted a vehicle of the media workers in Kabul city in the latest wave of their insurgency activities in the capital on Wednesday, leaving at least seven people dead and over 20 others wounded.http://www.khaama.com/16-militants-killed-14-wounded-in-afghan-armed-forces-operations-0032
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