Afghan security officials say 488 Taliban insurgents have been killed and 43 more wounded during the clearance operations in the past month in Kandahar province.
The Special Operations Corps in a statement said that the operations have been conducted in Arghandab, Arghistan, and Panjwayee districts.
According to the statement, Afghan forces have also seized 52 heavy and light weapons, 447 bombs, destroyed 51 vehicles and 20 hideouts.