KABUL, Oct. 30 (Xinhua) -- Some 70 militants were killed after Afghan army, police and intelligence agency personnel launched wide-scale operations against militants' hideouts within the past 24 hours, said the country's Defense Ministry on Sunday.
Up to 15 armed Taliban insurgents were also wounded and 20 persons were detained by the joint forces during the raids launched in 15 of the country's 34 provinces, the ministry said in a statement providing operational updates.
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