KABUL, July 24 (Xinhua) -- Some 53 militants have been killed within the last 24 hours amid military operations across Afghanistan, the country's Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
"Afghan National Defense and Security Forces conducted military and cleanup operations in Nangarhar, Paktia, Paktika, Khost, Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Samangan, Jawzjan and Kunduz provinces over the past 24 hours, killing 53 armed militants, wounding 14 and detaining three others," the ministry said in a statement.
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