KABUL, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police backed by army and the NATO-led forces have killed 40 Taliban fighters and captured 13 others over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here on Wednesday.
"The units of Afghan National Police backed by the army and the NATO-led Coalition Forces launched seven joint cleanup operations in Laghman, Kunduz, Faryab, Kandahar, Zabul, Paktika and Herat provinces over the past 24 hours during which 40 armed Taliban rebels have been killed and 13 others made captive," the statement contended.
However, it did not reveal if there were any casualties on the security forces.
Taliban militants who have been fighting Afghan and NATO-led forces are yet to comment.
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