KABUL: Up to 67 militants have  been killed amid operations by Afghan army forces within the past 24  hours, said the country’s defence ministry on Sunday.

The ministry said in a statement that 34 other  militants were wounded while 13 militants detained during the raids  conducted by the army in 10 out of the country’s 34 provinces.

The army also found and seized weapons in  addition to defusing several landmines, the statement said, adding that  seven army personnel were also killed as a result of enemy’s heavy  weapons firing and landmine attacks in different parts of the country  over the same period.