KABUL, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- Up to 74 armed militants were killed and 25 others injured in the Afghan forces operations across the war-torn country over the past 24 hours, the Afghan defense ministry said in a statement released Thursday.

"Afghan security and defense forces launched military operations in restive provinces, killing 74 insurgents including 11 Islamic State (IS) fighters and injuring 25 others," the statement said.

Five more insurgents were arrested during the operations, the statement asserted.

Afghan forces also destroyed a hideout of IS fighters as well as their two vehicles during the operations, the statement noted without mentioning casualties of security forces.

Taliban militants have yet to make comments on the report.