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Afghan airstrikes kill 15 Taliban militants

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02 Aug 2021 14:50:39 | Update: 02 Aug 2021 14:50:39
Afghan airstrikes kill 15 Taliban militants
Above, an A-29 Super Tucano aircraft during handover ceremony of planes from US to the Afghan forces in Kabul on September 17, 2020. — Reuters Photo

A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province on Sunday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Monday.

Fifteen more insurgents sustained injuries in the sorties launched Sunday afternoon, the official said.

A huge quantity of arms and ammunition of the militants were also destroyed during the air raids, according to the official.

Taliban militants who are in control of parts of the restive Samangan province have yet to make comments.

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