Categories: Afghanistan

Airstrikes target Taliban camp

Monitoring Desk

KABUL: Several militants have been killed or wounded in a series of airstrikes which were conducted in southern Kandahar province. According to the informed security sources, at 17 Taliban militants were killed and 11 were injured in a series of air strikes in Spinboldak on Saturday night and Sunday morning. The sources further added that insurgents were targeted at a known enemy training camp in Kandahar which resulted in the destruction of the training compound and all enemy weapons within it as well.

In the meantime, provincial police chief of Kandahar Gen. Tadin Khan Achekzai has said at least 19 Taliban militants were killed and 11 others were wounded in the airstrikes.

The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban have not commented regarding the casualties inflicted on group’s militants so far. (Khaama Press)

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