The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement on Friday said 12 Taliban militants were killed in several coordinated operations conducted by Afghan and coalitions forces around the country.
Three other insurgents were injured and eight other were arrested during the operations.
"In past 24 hours, Afghan National Police conducted several anti-terrorism joint operations with Afghan National Army and NDS to clean some of the areas from terrorists and enemies of peace and stability of Afghanistan," read the MoI's statement.
The operations were conducted in Kabul, Balkh, Kandahar, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Nimroz and Helmand provinces.
Light and heavy rounds ammunition was confiscated.
The forces were also said to have defused two anti-vehicle mines placed by enemies of Afghanistan for destructive activities in Helmand province.
No details regarding casualties amongst the Afghan forces were provided.
Taliban spokesmen have not commented on the reported raids.
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