Afghan police kill 11 insurgents, detain 19 others

The Afghan police backed by army and NATO-led Coalition forces have killed 11 insurgents and detained 19 others in different parts of the country over the past 24 hours, Afghan Interior Ministry said on Sunday. "Afghan National Police (ANP) in collaboration with army and coalition forces launched 10 joint operations in Kunar, Kunduz, Kandahar, Helmand, Zabul, Uruzgan, Khost and Nimroz province over the last 24 hours, killing 11 armed insurgents and capturing 19 suspects,"the ministry said in a statement. A handful of weapons and nine anti-vehciel mines were also found during the mentioned operations, it said. Taliban militants have yet to make comments. Separately, ANP secured safe release of a high school student who was kidnapped by unknown men Bati Kot District of eastern Nangarhar province on Saturday. Afghan and NATO-led coalition forces keep up pressure on insurgents all over the country as over 360 insurgents had been killed and around 430 detained by joint forces in September alone, according the interior ministry statements.