Afghan Air Force airstrikes kill 19 Taliban terrorists

In an airstrike by Afghan Air Force (AAF) on Monday at least 19 Taliban terrorists, including four key members and three Pakistani nationals, were killed in Faryab province.
Afghan military’s 209th Shaheen Corps confirmed the news on Tuesday. According to their statement, the Taliban were killed in an AAF air raid on a Key Taliban base in the Khwaja Namusi area of Pashtun Kot district in Faryab province on Monday evening, reported The Khaama Press.
The statement added that among the dead were “Zainullah” known as Khalid Taliban shadow district governor for Almar district, “Noorul-Haq” designated Taliban district governor for Bala-Murghab district, “Mullah Asadullah Turkman” Taliban’s military commission chief for Andkhoi district, and “Mullah Raihan” a Taliban leader.
According to the statement three Pakistani nationals in the ranks of the Taliban were also killed in the airstrike, reported The Khaama Press.
15 others including Mullah Shoaib Taliban’s military chief for Faryab province were wounded following AAF airstrikes in the region, and 17 different types of vehicles belonging to the Taliban terrorists were also destroyed.
The airstrikes were conducted while senior Taliban commanders and military officials from several districts had gathered to plan their offensives on various parts of the Faryab province, the statement said.
So far, the Taliban has not commented on the air raid mission conducted by the Afghan Air Force, reported The Khaama Press.