At least eight Taliban militants were killed following counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours.
The Ministry of Interior said in a statement Sunday that the militants were killed in Kandahar, Logar and Paktia provinces.
The statement further added Afghan national army, Afghan national police and Afghan intelligence – national directorate of security (NDS) operatives jointly conducted the operations.
At least eight Taliban militants were also injured and six others were arrested during the operations, the ministry said.
The statement also added that Afghan security forces confiscated various types of weapons, ammunition and explosives during the operations, according to (Khaama Press) The Interior Ministry said Afghan police forces also discovered and seized six improvised explosive devices (IEDS) during operatins in Takhar, Paktia, Herat and Helmand provinces.
The Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.