KABUL, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- Afghan forces, supported by the U.S.-led Coalition forces detained four suspected insurgents during operations in eastern Afghanistan while the joint forces have killed one militant and detained two more insurgents in the west, said a Coalition statement released here on Friday.

    "Afghan and Coalition forces detained four suspected insurgents during operations targeting the Haqqani and Taliban improvised explosive device (IED) and foreign fighter networks in Khost and Ghazni provinces of eastern Afghanistan on Thursday, "the statement said.

    In another operation in Herat province in west, Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF), assisted by Coalition forces, detained two insurgents and killed one in Zer-e-koh Valley of Shindand Districton Tuesday, it said.

    ANSF conducted a raid on the safe house of Taliban Commander Nangali Khan killing one insurgent and detaining two others for questioning, it added.

    "During the search of the compound, ANSF recovered multiple Taliban-related documents, an AK-47 assault rifle, ammunition and multiple satchels of opium," it said. "And no ANSF, Coalition forces or civilian casualties have been reported."

    Spiraling conflicts and Taliban-linked insurgency have claimed the lives of around 5,000 people so far this year in strife-torn Afghanistan while Taliban insurgents have vowed to intensify assaults against the interests of the Afghan government and international troops before the coming winter.