Afghan forces kill 33 insurgents in 24 hours: MoI

　　Afghan forces kill 33 insurgents in 24 hours: MoI

　　KABUL, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- Afghan police backed by the army havekilled 33 militants during a series of operations across thecountry over the past 24 hours, the Ministry of Interior said in astatement released here Monday.

　　"A total of 33 armed Taliban militants have been killed over thepast 24 hours during operations conducted in Takhar, Kunduz,Badakhshan, Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar, Zabul, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak,Ghazni, Paktiya, Herat and Farah provinces," the statementsaid.

　　The police backed by national army have also wounded threemilitants and captured seven others during the operations, thestatement added.

　　However, it didn't say if there were casualties on the side ofsecurity forces.

　　Taliban militants fighting the government are yet to makecomments. Enditem