35 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

At least 35 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 killing 35 Taliban militants, injuring six others, and arresting 19 others. The statement added that the operations tool place in Nangarhar, Balkh, Kandahar, Logar, Ghazni, Kunar provinces. 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.