SARI PUL, Afghanistan, Aug 31 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A Taliban cache and a courthouse were destroyed by airstrikes, in Afghanistan’s northern Sari Pul province, the military said on Sunday.
“Following a heavy bombing by the Afghan airforce, a depot of Taliban militants, packed with explosives, ammunition and arms were destroyed, in the Suzma Qala district’s Kata Qala area of Sari Pul on Saturday night,” the army’s Shaheen Corps 209 said in a statement.
The cache stored six AK-47 rifles, one rocket propelled grenade (RPG) launcher, 2,000 bullets, more than 70 kg explosive materials and several land mines, according to the statement.
A courthouse of the outfit was located in the area and destroyed by a separate sortie, the statement added.
No details are given on the possible casualties resulting from the operation.
The militant group has not commented on the incident so far.– NNN-AGENCIES
