15 militants killed, 7 injured in security operations: MoD

KABUL (Pajhwok): Fifteen militants have been killed during security operations in different provinces, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) said on Friday.

The operations were conducted in 12 provinces over the past 24 hours, a statement from the ministry said, adding that 15 fighters including a commander were killed.

At seven guerrillas were wounded in the operations in Nangarhar, Paktika, Ghazni, Logar, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Ghor, Herat, Farah, Faryab, Kunduz and Helmand provinces.