KABUL, May 23 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Six Taliban militants were killed and four others wounded, after the Afghan Air Force (AAF) launched air strikes in the eastern Logar province, the military confirmed today.
“The AAF strikes were conducted in Mohammad Agha and Baraki Barak districts of Logar province, about 60 km south of Kabul, yesterday. Among the killed was a local Taliban leader,” the army’s 203 Thunder Military Corps said in a statement.
The precise strikes were launched based on confirmed intelligence tips, the statement said, adding that no civilian was affected during the raids.
Violence lingers in the Asian country as the Taliban militants have been attempting to seize small towns or districts, by launching hit-and-run ambushes against Afghan national security forces.
About 15 out of 407 Afghan districts remain under Taliban’s control, while 40 districts have been facing high threats from militants, and 30 percent of the districts were contested, according to official figures.
While the United States and NATO troops have been leaving the country, violence in the country is on the rise.
