12 Taliban terrorists killed in eastern Afghanistan

Eight Taliban terrorists were killed in an air strike by the Afghan army in the east of the country.

 

Eight Taliban terrorists were killed in an air strike by the Afghan army in the east of the country.

According to Afghan security sources, eight Taliban elements were killed after Afghan army fighter planes targeted a hideout of the movement in the “Khojiani” district of Nangarhar Province.

The sources indicated that there were no civilian casualties.

Meanwhile, four Taliban militants and a police officer were killed in clashes outside Kunduz province, in northern Afghanistan.

A spokesman for the province said that armed clashes erupted after a group of Taliban forces stormed a security checkpoint in the “Angur Bagh” area, and the police returned fire, killing four attackers and forcing others to flee.

He pointed out that a police officer who was working as a commander at the checkpoint was also killed and another wounded during the clashes.