KABUL, May 18 (Xinhua) -- The Afghan security forces have killed 130 suspected Taliban insurgents within the last 24 hours across the country, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
"In the last 24 hours, as a result of the joint clearance operations of the Afghan security and defense forces aimed to topple down the insurgents and protect the lives and property of people, 130 armed insurgents, including seven of their commanders were killed, 76 were wounded and two others were detained," the ministry said in a statement providing daily operational updates.
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