The Ministry of Defense (MoD) on July 8 said the Afghan Security Forces (SFs) have doubled their offensive operations against insurgents, their hideouts and strongholds in many regions of the country after President Ashraf Ghani declared an end to Government’s unilateral ceasefire with the Taliban, reports Tolo News. Following the end of the unilateral ceasefire, air operations and SFs’ operations have been doubled against insurgents, compared to previous months, the MoD said. Defense officials have said that currently the Afghan security forces are carrying out their planned, anti-insurgent campaign in at least nine provinces. Kunar, Nangarhar, Farah, Helmand, Kunduz, Faryab, Uruzgan and Ghazni are among the provinces where SFs are currently trying to tackle insurgents. Security forces are also conducting operations in the eastern and western regions of the country. According to Afghan military officials, the operations are also aimed at boosting security ahead of the scheduled Parliamentary and District Council Elections.