Afghan forces, backed by NATO-led Coalition troops, have killed three insurgents and detained 22 others in military operations launched over the last 24 hours, the country's Interior Ministry said on Wednesday morning.
"During the past 24 hours, the Afghan National Police (ANP), Afghan National Army (ANA) and Coalition Forces launched 12 joint and independent operations in areas surrounding Kabul, Badakhshan, Kandahar, Helmand, Nimroz, and Khost provinces," the ministry said in a press release.
"As a result of these operations, three armed insurgents were killed and 22 others were arrested by the ANP," the release said.
The ANP also discovered and confiscated 13 AK-47 assault rifles, three PKM machine guns, two rockets, six different types of weapons, 10 box PKM bullets, two radio handsets, 36 kg of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and one motorbike in the mentioned raids.
Separately, the ANP discovered and defused 15 anti-vehicle mines, three box PKM and machine gun bullets as a result of security operations in areas surrounding Logar, Jowzjan and Kandahar provinces in the same period of time, it added.
Afghan officials often use the word "insurgents" referring to the Taliban. However, the insurgent group, who launched in May this year a rebel offensive against Afghan and NATO forces, has not made comments yet.
Special Report: Afghanistan Situation
Editor: Zhang Xiang
English.news.cn 2011-12-14 15:27:14
KABUL, Dec. 14 (Xinhua)
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