KABUL, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) -- About 82 militants had been killed and 64 others injured as Afghan security forces launched wide-scale operations within last 24 hours in 17 of the country's 34 provinces, the country's Defense Ministry said on Tuesday.
In one operation, 36 Taliban militants were killed and 24 others wounded after troops struck militants positions in Chamkani and Jani Khel districts of eastern Paktia province, the ministry said in a statement providing daily operational updates.
"A total of 32 terrorists were killed and 20 others wounded during a cleanup operation in Dahana-i-Ghori district of northern Baghlan province," the statement added.
Sporadic clashes have been continuing around Dahana-i-Ghori district since weekend after Taliban capture the district's center and took control of all government office buildings there.
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