At least 54 militants including a local commander of the Taliban group was killed during the clearance operations in Afghanistan's southern Helmand province.
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said the militants were killed during the joint clearance and counter-terrorism operations in the past 24 hours.
According to a statement by MoD, all the militants, including the local commander of the group, Hekmatullah, were killed in Garamser district.
The statement further added that the operations were conducted with the support of the artillery units of the Afghan army and the Afghan Air Force, according to (Khaama Press).
No further details were given regarding the possible casualties of the Afghan security forces during the operations.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
Source: QNA
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