Up to 50 militants have been confirmed dead and 30 others injured as the Afghan forces wrapped up crackdown against Taliban fighters in northern Kunduz province, an army spokesman in the northern region said Monday.

The security forces, according to spokesman Ghulam Hazrat Karimi, launched cleanup operations against Taliban fighters in Char Dara district one week ago which concluded on Sunday night after liberating 10 villages and inflicting huge casualties to the Taliban group.

According to Karimi, 20 more militants were captured during the seven-day operations.

Only three security personnel have sustianed injuries over the past seven days of fighting, he said.

However, the spokesman admitted that more than 2,000 families have been displaced by the conflict.

Taliban militants are yet to make comment on the report.

source: Xinhua