KABUL, April 18 (Xinhua)-- Some 96 militants have been killed and 93 others wounded by clashes and airstrikes across Afghanistan within one day, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Monday.
"The Afghan National Security and Defense Forces launched several operations in Nangarhar, Ghazni, Khost, Kandahar, Zabul, Badghis, Nimroz, Jawzjan, Balkh, Faryab, Baghlan, Kunduz, and Helmand provinces within the last 24 hours, killing 96 and injuring 93 armed insurgents," the ministry said in a statement.
The statement that provides daily operational updates also confirmed the loss of five army soldiers over the same period.
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