28 September 2017

News Story: 11 Taliban militants killed in northern Afghanistan

Afghan Air Force A-29 Super Tucano Ground Attack Aircraft
MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- At least 11 militants loyal to the Taliban were killed and seven others wounded following an airstrike and a clash in northern Jawzjan province, police said Wednesday.

"The air raid killed six (Taliban) fighters and wounded three others in Khan Aqa district, while heavy clashes left five Taliban (fighters) dead and four others wounded in neighboring Almar district late Tuesday," Sayyed Sarwar Hussaini, police spokesman in the region, told Xinhua.

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