KABUL, July 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 120 militants were killed after Afghan army, police and intelligence agency personnel launched wide-scale operations against militants' hideouts within the past 24 hours, said a statement of the Defense Ministry Thursday.
Up to 48 Islamic State (IS) militants were killed after the joint forces struck militants positions in Achin district of eastern Nangarhar province, according the statement providing daily operational updates.
In one operation, 22 Taliban militants had been killed after the joint troops raided their bunkers in Sangin district of the restive southern Helmand province.
"A Taliban shadow district governor for Sangin named Mawlawi Aqah was among the killed," the statement said.
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