23 Afghan militants killed in operations within day

Up to 23 militants have been killed in Afghanistan within day, said the Afghan Interior Ministry on Saturday morning.
"Afghan National Security Forces conducted cleanup operations in Nangarhar, Baghlan, Samangan, Kunduz, Logar, Paktiya and Helmand province, killing 23 armed Taliban members over the past 24 hours," the ministry said in a statement.
Seven militants were wounded and 13 others were arrested by the ANSF during above raids, the statement added.
The security forces also defused nine roadside bombs and landmines elsewhere in the country since early Friday, according to the statement.
The Taliban insurgent group, which has been waging an insurgency of more than one decade, has yet to make comments.