Afghan police kill 7 Taliban militants
KABUL, Jan. 8 (Xinhua) -- Units of Afghan police backed by the army have killed seven Taliban militants during series of operations across the country over the past 24 hours, Interior Ministry said in a statement released here Wednesday.
During the operations which have been conducted in Wardak, Herat and Helmand provinces, seven more militants sustained injuries and 16 others made captive, according to the statement.
There were no casualties on the security forces. Taliban militants have yet to make comment.