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Afghan airstrike kills 5 Taliban militants in Kunduz province
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- At least five Taliban militants were killed after aircraft pounded the insurgents' hideout in the restive Chardara district of northern Afghanistan's Kunduz province on Thursday, district governor Zalmai Farooqi said.
"Acting upon intelligence report, the security forces' aircrafts targeted a Taliban hideout in Yatem village of Chardara district today morning killing five insurgents on the spot," Farooqi told Xinhua.
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Airstrike kills 45 IS militants in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province
JALALABAD, Afghanistan, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- Up to 45 militants loyal to the Islamic State (IS) group were killed in eastern Afghanistan's province of Nangarhar, an official said Thursday.
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