The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on Sunday said that the Afghan security forces have launched clearing operation in Chak district of the central Maidan Wardak province.

The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan (MoD) has claimed that 54 militants have been killed during separate operations conducted jointly by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in the past 24 hours.

At least 44 armed oppositions were killed during several joint military operations led by Afghan National Defense and Security Forces within the last 24 hours across the country.

 The Afghan Air Force (AAF) conducted its first nighttime airstrikes in central Uruzgan province, inflicting heavy casualties on the enemy, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said on Monday.

Over 100 officers of the Shaheen Military Corps have been dismissed and replaced with new officers, the corps commander said on Wednesday.

Afghan security forces have killed 59 insurgents and injured 24 others in military offensives across the country over past day, authorities said Wednesday.

At least 27 ISIS fighters were killed in a pre-dawn airstrike on Saturday in eastern Nangarhar province, officials said.

Attacks decreased by 33 percent in August compared to July in Afghanistan, leaving 1,641 people dead and another 1,113 injured in 30 out of the country’s total 34 provinces.