Afghan police killed 14 Taliban militants during series of operations across the country over the past 24 hours, the Interior Ministry said in a statement released here Sunday.

During the operations, which covered parts of Nangarhar, Oruzgan, Ghazni, Paktika and Nimroz provinces, another eight armed insurgents have been injured, the statement said.

The statement didn't say if there were casualties on the side of the security personnel.

Taliban outfit has yet to make any comments.

Source: XINHUA