38 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan

Kabul, June 23: Thirty-eight Taliban

were

in separate military operations launched in Afghanistan since Saturday, the Afghanistan government said.

The joint security operations were carried out by Afghan National Police (ANP), army and the NATO-led coalition forces in the provinces of Nangarhar, Parwan, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Wardak, Logar, Ghazni and Helmand.

"As a result, 38 armed Taliban were killed, four wounded and six others were arrested," the interior ministry said in a statement.

The Taliban did not comment over the deaths immediately.

IANS