17 May 2016

News Story: 29 militants killed in northern Afghan airstrikes

KABUL, May 16 (Xinhua) -- About 29 militants were killed in two separate airstrikes in northern Afghanistan on Monday, authorities said.

"Some 13 militants were killed following an airstrike in Surkhkotal area, Baghlan province," the Afghan army's 209 Shaheen Corps said in a brief statement.

A heavy machine gun was also destroyed in the attack which occurred at around midday, the statement added.

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