Twelve Taliban militants including a commander have been killed in an airstrike in Garamser district of south Afghanistan's Helmand province, Local officials said.
The district chief, Ayub Omar Omari, said that Afghan forces conducted the air raids in Gimak and Kharki areas of the district.
He said 12 militants were killed, including a notorious Taliban commander, and several others were wounded.
The governor's spokesman, Omar Zwak, confirmed the Taliban's casualties in Garamser and said security situation in the district was improving and the rebels were on the run.
Six of 14 districts of Helmand, the opium rich region, are completely under Taliban control. The Afghan forces control only centers of a number of other districts.
Source: QNA
GMT 20:04 2017 Monday ,23 October
C.I.A. expands Taliban hunt in AfghanistanGMT 20:08 2017 Wednesday ,11 October
8 Taliban militants killed in US airstrikeGMT 15:52 2017 Sunday ,25 June
10 Afghan policemen killed by TalibanGMT 20:54 2017 Wednesday ,17 May
45 Taliban Militants Killed in AfghanistanGMT 16:48 2017 Sunday ,12 February
10 Taliban militants killed, 14 injured in north AfghanMaintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2021 ©
Send your comments
Your comment as a visitor