KABUL, May 10 (Xinhua) -- A total of 11 Taliban militants have been killed in airstrikes launched by NATO-led coalition forces in Afghanistan over the past 24 hours, the Afghan Ministry of Defense said on Friday.

"The Resolute Support forces launched airstrikes in coordination with Afghan security forces in Abdullah Khan village, Arghandab district of southern Kandahar province, killing nine Taliban terrorists," the ministry said in a statement.

Two militants were killed and their motorcycle was destroyed in a separate sortie also conducted by coalition forces in Andar district of eastern Ghazni province, the brief statement said.

The Afghan security forces, backed by the NATO-led coalition troops, have increased ground and air offensives against militants as spring and summer known as the fighting season is drawing near in the country.

The Taliban militant group has not made a comment on the report yet.