Afghan National Defense and Security forces launched nine counter-terrorism joint operations in the past 24 hours to clear some of the areas of insurgents, the ministry of interior said in a statement on Tuesday.
The operations were conducted in Kabul, Nangarhar, Kapisa, Khost, Ghazni, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Helmand, Nimroz, Herat, Farah, Sar-e-Pul, Faryab, Badakhshan, Baghlan and Kunduz provinces.
Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated light and heavy rounds of ammunition and 12 different types of IEDs.
No details on casualties among security forces were given.