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Airstrike kills 10 militants in southern Afghan province
KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Sept 6, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – Ten insurgents,
including a Taliban judge and a doctor working for the insurgent group, have
been killed following an airstrike in southern Afghan province of Kandahar, a
local official said Thursday.
The strike was launched by Afghan Air Force in Band-e-Timur area of
Maywand district in early hours of Wednesday as a group of militants tried to
launch attack on a newly set up security checkpoint at the area, district
chief Haji Lala told Xinhua.
A militants’ hijacked military armored vehicle and a weapon depot were
also eliminated during the attack.
The Taliban militants fighting government forces in the region did not
comment on the report.
Security situation has been improving in Kandahar, the former stronghold
of Taliban, over the last months, as security forces have conducted search
and cordon operations across the province. But the militants attack
government interests in the province from time to time.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1052 hrs