The Afghan National Security Forces have conducted a series of operations across the country in which 26 Taliban militants have been killed, 17 wounded and 11 arrested, Afghanistan's Ministry of Interior Affairs has said.
The operations were conducted in Kunar, Nangarhar, Samangan, Faryab, Sar-e-Pul, Zabul, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Ghazni, Paktika and Helmand province.
During these operations, light and heavy rounds of ammunition and improvised explosive devices (IED's) were discovered and confiscated, the statement said.
Meanwhile, the Afghan National Police discovered and defused 19 different types of IED's placed in Kabul, Laghman, Baghlan, Faryab, Kandahar, Uruzgan and Paktika provinces, according to a statement.
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