The forces killed 18 militants and captured 13 others in last 24 hours during the counterinsurgency operation. Two soldiers were also martyred and four soldiers and four civilians were wounded in clashes, ISPR Monday said in a statement. Mingora, the chief town of Swat valley, returning to normalcy, while the operation underway to secure Charbagh region. The troops facing resistance from militant fighters in Kabal and Sarsanai areas, the statements said.