38 talibani militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul: Thirty-eight Taliban militants were killed in separate military operations launched in Afghanistan since Saturday, the Afghanistan government said on Sunday.

The joint security operations were carried out by Afghan National Police (ANP), army and the NATO-led coalition forces in the provinces of Nangarhar, Parwan, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Wardak, Logar, Ghazni and Helmand.

“As a result, 38 armed Taliban were killed, four wounded and six others were arrested,” the interior ministry said in a statement. The Taliban did not comment over the deaths immediately.