The Afghan national security forces killed at least 45 militants including 9 militants affiliated with the Islamic State Of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) terrorist group.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants were killed in the latest clearance operations jointly conducted by the Afghan army and security personnel from the other security institutions.
According to an operational update by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), at least 18 militants were also wounded during the same operations.
MoD said at least 23 of the militants were killed in Charchino district of Uruzgan province and 13 others were wounded, while 9 ISIS loyalists were killed in Achin and Kot districts of Nangarhar during a separate operation.
The operational update by MoD further added that the Afghan forces were supported by the artillery unit of the Afghan national army during the operations.
According to MoD, at least 13 militans were killed and 7 others were wounded during other operations conducted in Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand, Alingar district of Laghman, Ajristan district of Ghazni and Shahjoi district of Zabul province.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban militants have not commented regarding the reports so far.http://www.khaama.com/afghan-forces-kill-45-militants-including-9-isis-loyalists-in-latest-operations-0411
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