By Xinhua,
Kabul : Air raids carried out by international troops on Taliban militants in Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province have left over a dozen suspected insurgents dead, spokesman of provincial administration said Saturday.
“The NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in efforts to eliminate insurgents carried out air raids on their hideout in Charbaran district yesterday evening (Friday evening) ,killing 15 armed enemies,” Ghani Khan Mohammad Yar told Xinhua.
A number of arms and munitions have also been seized from the rebels, he further added.
Taliban insurgents have yet to comment.
Militancy and conflicts have left more than 400 people, mostly civilians, dead in Afghanistan since January this year.