At least nine Taliban militants were killed following military operations by Afghan national police (ANP) forces, interior ministry said Tuesday.The operations were conducted in cooperation with the Afghan national army and Afghan intelligence – National Directorate of Security (NDS) in the past 24 hours in different areas of Afghanistan, Khaama Press reported.The statement further added that five Taliban militants were injured and three others were detained during the operations. Afghan security forces also discovered and seized ammunition and explosives during the military operations, the statement added.