Afghanistan Defense Ministry: Army has killed 251 Taliban militants

A total of 251 Taliban militants have been killed and 193 others were wounded in severalAfghan provinces inthe past 24 hours, the Afghanistan Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday via social media.

The ministry also said that 67 improvised explosive devices placed by the Taliban on public roads were discovered and defused by the Afghan National Army.

(Cover: An Afghan National Army soldier sits on the back of an army vehicle at a checkpoint on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan, April 21, 2021. /Reuters)