The statement said that 33 militants were killed and 42 wounded during separate military operations in eight provinces in past 24 hours.
The statement added that these operations were conducted in Sar-e-Pul, Kandahar, Uruzgan, Helmand, Kunduz, Logar, Kapisa and Paktika provinces. Five suspects were also arrested during these operations.
Security forces also discovered and defused five different types of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) during these operations, the statement added.
The Afghan security forces have recently intensified operations against the militants groups across the country.