MAIMANA, Afghanistan, July 21 (NNN-XINHUA) – At least 28 Taliban militants have been killed, following an air strike in Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province, a military source said today (Sunday).
“Based on a confirmed tip-off, an Afghan Air Force A-29 aircraft targeted a Taliban hideout in Bilchiragh district, Faryab province, on Saturday evening, leaving 28 armed Taliban killed,” Hanif Rezai, spokesman of army Corps 209 Shaheen, based in the region, told Xinhua.
The targeted militants were planning attacks against security forces.
Violence has escalated in the previously peaceful northern region over the past few years, as Afghan security forces push against the militants in the south and east regions.
The Taliban militant group has not responded to the report so far.– NNN-XINHUA
