KABUL, July 25 (Xinhua) -- About 53 militants were killed after Afghan army, police and intelligence agency personnel launched wide-scale operations within the past 24 hours, said a statement of the Defense Ministry on Monday.
A total of 16 militants were also wounded and three others were detained by the joint forces during the raids conducted in 10 of country's 34 provinces, the statement providing daily operational updates added.
Some six Islamic State (IS) militants, a Taliban insurgents' shadow district governor for Musayi district of Kabul province and a Taliban local commander were among the killed, according the statement.
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