KABUL, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) -- About 69 militants have been killed in fresh military operations across Afghanistan within one day, said the country's Defense Ministry on Friday.
"The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces (ANDSF) carried out operations to clean areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability over the past 24 hours, killing 69 insurgents, including 11 militants of Islamic State (IS) group," the ministry said in a statement.
The joint Afghan security forces backed by army's artillery and air power also injured 43 insurgents and captured two others, the statement noted.
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