The Afghan security and defense forces spokesman on Sunday said that 967 Talibs have been killed and over 500 more have been wounded in operations by Afghan forces in various areas over the last four days.

Gen. Ajmal Shinwari said that clashes are underway in over 20 provinces and nine cities face a high level of threat.

A rally was held in front of Pakistan’s embassy in Kabul on Sunday over the kidnapping of Silsila Alikhil, the daughter of the Afghan ambassador in Islamabad, Najibullah Alikhil, with protestors calling on the Afghan government to follow up on the issue.

Silsila Alikhil was abducted and tortured before being released in Islamabad, the Afghan Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Saturday.