At least 24 insurgents were killed in an operation in southern Uruzgan province, the public order police media office said in a statement on Monday.
 
The operation was launched in insecure parts of the province. A number of villages have now been cleared of insurgents, according to the statement.
 
There were no civilian nor security force casualties during the operation, it said.
 
However, the statement did not provide more details about the operation.