Nearly 200 anti-government armed militants were killed or wounded in the latest raids of the Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Monday.
According to a statement by the Ministry of Defense (MoD), the raids were jointly conducted by Afghan army, police and intelligence operatives in the past 24 hours.
The statement further added that the ground forces were receiving close-air support by the Afghan Air Force (AAF) as well as the artillery units of the Afghan army.
MoD said at least 96 militants were killed and 93 others were wounded with majority of the militants killed in northern Kunduz province.
According to MoD, at least 82 militants were killed and 69 others were wounded during the raids in Dasht-e-Achi, Khanabad, Chahar Dara, Imam Sahib and outskirts of Kunduz city.
The ministry added that the remaining militants were killed during the operations in Kandahar, Helmand, and Baghlan provinces.
The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the reports so far.
Meanwhile, MoD said at least five soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces also lost their lives during the operations conducted with an aim to suppress the foreign and local militants.http://www.khaama.com/nearly-200-militants-killed-wounded-in-latest-raid-of-afghan-forces-mod-0697
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