KABUL, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- As many as 56 militants were killed and 15 others wounded amidst series of Afghan security forces' operations in several provinces within the past 24 hours, Defense Ministry said Friday.
Up to 22 mop-up operations coordinated with six air-strikes have been launched in Nangarhar, Kapisa, Ghazni, Paktika, Paktia, Herat, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Badghis, Helmand and Faryab provinces, the ministry said in a statement.
It said the Afghan army also conducted 116 flights over the period to support ground forces and deliver supplies for them.
Afghan ministry of defense usually reports militants' casualties in government forces onslaughts and air-operation in different restive parts of the country, with the armed opposition yet to confirm or make a comment.
