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AFGHANISTAN-UNREST
Over a dozen insurgents killed as aircrafts target Taliban hideouts in N.
Afghanistan
MAIMANA, Afghanistan, July 16, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Up to 18 militants were
killed as government aircrafts targeted Taliban hideouts in Khawja Sabzposh
district of the northern Faryab province on Sunday, an army spokesman in the
northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Monday.
According to the official, 22 more insurgents sustained injuries in the
air raids.
Taliban militants are yet to make comment.
Faryab province with Maimana as its capital has been the scene of Taliban-
led militancy over the past decade.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1635 hrs