35 Taliban militants killed in Afghan airstrikes
IANS
Kabul: Airstrikes in the Afghan provinces of Helmand and Badakhshan provinces killed more than 35 Taliban militants amid the escalating violence in the war-torn country, according to defence officials.
In a statement Sunday, the Defence Ministry said that fighter jets targeted taliban hideouts and positions in parts of Helmand’s Nad Ali and Sangin districts, reports Xinhua news agency.
A weapon cache of the militant group was also destroyed during the attacks, the statement added.
The Taliban controls at least six districts in Helmand province.
Meanwhile in Badakhshan province, the fighter planes struck a Taliban gathering in Argo district, according to an army statement.