579 Taliban militants were killed and 161 others were injured in operations launched by Afghan National Defense Security and Forces (ANDSF) across 13 Provincesin the past 24 hours, reports Bakhtar News on August 9. These incidents were reported in Nangarhar, Paktia, Khost, Logar, Kandahar, Herat, Farah, Jawzjan, Samangan, Helmand, Takhar, Kunduz, and Panjshir Provinces.