At least seventeen Taliban militants were killed in separate airstrikes which were conducted in south-eastern Ghazni and southern Uruzgan provinces, informed military sources said Tuesday.
The sources further added that 6 of the militants were killed in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province while 11 others were killed in Tarin Kot city, the provincial capital of Uruzgan province.
“Airstrikes in Deh Yak district of Ghazni province today killed 6 Taliban fighters. Airstrikes in Tarin Kot district of Uruzgan killed 11 Taliban fighters,” the sources said.
The anti-government armed militants including Taliban have not commented regarding the casualties inflicting on their militants.
Both Ghazni and Uruzgan provinces are among the relatively volatile provinces in southern and south-eastern parts of Afghanistan.
Taliban militants are active in some of the restive and remote districts of the two province where they often attempt to carry out terrorist related activities against the government and security institutions.
