Units of Afghan national police in coordination with the army and NATO-led forces have killed over two dozen Taliban militants during series of operations across the country over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here Friday, Xinhua reported.
"These operations have been conducted in Wardak, Baghlan, Helmand, Kandahar and Ghazni provinces over the past 24 hours during which 29 Taliban rebels have been killed and nine others arrested," the statement added.
Nevertheless, it did not say if there were any casualties on the security forces.
Taliban militants are yet to comment.