KABUL, Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- 117 insurgents have been killed and 30 others injured in the war against the anti-government armed oppositions in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, Afghan Defense Ministry said in a statement released here on Monday.
According to the statement, the security forces launched 20 cleanup operations, 21 special operations and two night operations in different provinces over the past 24 hours to eliminate anti-government groups.
In addition to killing 117 insurgents and injuring 30 others, seven more armed militants have been arrested, the statement said.
Three vehicles and 16 motorbikes belonging to the insurgents, according to the statement of defense ministry, have also been destroyed during the operations.
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