21 Taliban militants killed in Afghanistan
Friday - December 27, 2019 12:04 pm ,
Category : WORLD
Kabul, Dec 27 (IANS) Twenty-one Taliban militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by the Afghan Air Force in Laghman province, the Defence Ministry said on Friday."A total of 21 Taliban fighters including Zain-Alabidin, the shadow governor of Laghman, were killed in an airstrike conducted by Afghan National Army (ANA) in Alishing district overnight," the Ministry said in a statement.Five Taliban militants also injured following the strike, reports Xinhua news agency."Zain-Alabadin was a notorious terrorist who was behind terror attacks in Laghman and neighbouring Nangarhar province," the statement added.The Taliban is yet to comment on the development.
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