FARAH, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Up to 10 Taliban militants
have been killed following a NATO-led coalition forces’ airstrike in Afghan
western province of Farah, local police said Sunday.
The strike targeted a militants’ hideout in Bala Buluk district’s Ab-e-
Khurma village on Saturday, leaving 10 Taliban militants including their
customhouse official named Mullah Nayazi dead, provincial police spokesman
Mohebullah Muheb told Xinhua.
According to him, three vehicles and a quantity of arms and ammunition have
also been destroyed in the sortie.
No government troops or civilians have been hurt during the air-operation,
he said.
The Taliban militant group hasn’t make a comment on the report yet.
Afghan security forces, backed by the U.S.-led NATO coalition troops, have
recently increased ground and air offensives against insurgents, as the
militants are attempting to take territory and consolidate their positions
ahead of winter in the Central Asian country.