At least 87 militants including 19 ISIS Khurasan (ISIS-K) fighters were killed during the latest operations which were conducted in 8 provinces of Afghanistan lately.

According to informed military sources, Afghan Special Forces conducted a raid in Khugyani district of Nangarhar province last night killing 19 ISIS-K fighters.

The sources further added that Afghan Special Forces conducted a similar operation in Zurmat district of Paktiya province killing 3 Taliban fighters while an airstrike killed another 6 Taliban fighters in the same area.

The Afghan Special Forces conducted a clearing operation in Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan killing 17 Taliban fighters and destroying 10 pounds of homemade explosives.

The Afghan security forces conducted another raid in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand province killing 7 Taliban fighters and confiscating 1 Taliban Humvee and 1 Ranger vehicle.

An airstrike in Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan killed 5 Taliban fighters while Afghan security forces conducted an operation in Pul-e Khumri district of Baghlan province killing 3 Taliban fighters.

An airstrike in Chimtal district of Balkh province killed 7 Taliban fighters, the sources said, adding that Afghan Special Forces conducted a two-day operation with ANA forces in Pusht-e Rod district of Farha province killing 7 Taliban fighters and wounding 9 others.

“Afghan security forces repelled an attack from Taliban forces early this morning in Nimroz province. The ANA sent a quick reaction force to reinforce the checkpoint being attacked. Airstrikes were called to target the Taliban fighters as they tried to regroup in the open after the initial attack. As a result of the combined effort, 13 Taliban fighters were killed,” the sources added.

The anti-government armed militants including Taliban have not commented regarding the operations so far.