13 insurgents killed, 33 arrested in Afghanistan

Up to 13 insurgents have been killed and 33 captured in six cleanup operations carried out by Afghan police, army and the NATO-led coalition forces within the past 24 hours, the Afghan Interior Ministry said Wednesday. "The joint operations were conducted in Nuristan, Zabul, Wardak, Logar, Ghazni and Herat provinces and two other armed insurgents were wounded during the above raids," the ministry said in a statement providing morning operational updates to the media. They also found and seized weapons, the statement said, without saying if there were any casualties on the side of security forces.