20/11/2012 17:53
Afghan police killed 16 Taliban militants
Afghan police have killed 16 Taliban militants and detained 26 others within the last 24 hours, the country's Interior Ministry said Tuesday morning.
"Afghan National Police (ANP) supporting by army and the NATO- led coalition forces launched nine cleanup operations in Kabul, Kandahar, Zabul, Wardak, Logar, Ghazni, Farah and Helmand provinces, killing 16 armed Taliban militants and detaining 26 other suspected Taliban over the past 24 hours," the ministry said in a statement providing daily operational updates.
The ANP also seized weapons besides defusing 35 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) during the above raids, the statement added.