14 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

 Fourteen Taliban militants were killed in joint operations launched by Afghan security forces and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan (ISAF) during the past twenty-four hours in different regions of the country.Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry said in a statement today that Afghan forces carried out with ISAF several joint operations in different regions of the country killing 14 Taliban militants, injuring two others and arresting 12 others.The statement added that the security forces seized large quantities of heavy and light weapons. However, the statement did not say if there were any casualties on the security forces.