MEHTARLAM (Pajhwok): Seven Taliban insurgents have been killed in an Afghan Air Force (AAF) airstrike in the Alingar district of eastern Nangarhar province, an official said on Thursday.
Sarhadi Zwak, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the AAF conducted the air raid in the Sangar Dara area of the district late on Wednesday.
Seven militants, including the group commander Zabihullah, were killed. The insurgents were allegedly involved in terrorist activities in the province.
Zwak said Afghan security forces also conducted a clearing operation . . .
