Kabul, March 8 : At least 32 militants have been killed and 23 others injured during clashes and airstrikes within the past 24 hours amid escalation of violence across the country, authorities said.
In Kandahar province, 13 Taliban militants were killed and seven others wounded during military operations conducted by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Arghandab, Panjwai, and Zerai districts, the Defence Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.
The Afghan Air Force (AAF) supported the ground forces during the operations.
The ANDSF also destroyed a vehicle carrying a heavy machine gun, and a number of weapons and ammunition, the ministry said in a statement.
The engineering teams of the army also found and defused 50 rounds of landmine and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in Arghandab of Kandahar, according to the statement.
In Mianshin district, seven Taliban militants were killed, three wounded, and their weapons and ammunition were destroyed by airstrikes conducted by AAF on Saturday, the army’s 203 Thandar Corps confirmed earlier in the day.
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