Ten militants were killed and 11 others detained in three incidents in Afghanistan on Friday, officials said.
Afghan police clashed with Taliban rebels in Giro district of the central Ghazni province on Friday night, killing six militants, district chief Abdul Wakil told Xinhua.
The militants left three AK-47 machine-guns, two motorbikes, one heavy machine-gun on the battlefield, he added.
Meanwhile, some Taliban militants were attempting to set up an ambush against government forces in Andar district of Ghazni province, district chief Abdul Rahim Dasiwal said.
The police rushed to the site and attacked the militants, killing three of them and injuring three others, he added.
Moreover, the U.S.-led coalition forces killed one militant and captured 11 others in Sherzad district of the eastern Nangarhar province in an operation, a coalition statement said.
Multiple weapons, including a machine gun, ammunition vests, six rocket propelled grenades, two grenades, a bag of explosive propellant, mortar fuses and 21 landmines were found in the operation, it added.
About 4,000 persons have been killed in violence in Afghanistan this year.
Source: Xinhua
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