Sunday, July 17, 2011 – Local authorities in eastern Afghanistan on Sunday said, a number of militant insurgents occupied an empty school building in eastern Afghanistan.
Officials further added, NATO-led international forces are carrying out airstrikes at the school building trying to clear the building from militants.
A spokesman for the Nangarhar provincial governor, Ahmad Zia Abdulzai said, gun battle between the militant insurgents and joint Afghan and foreign forces are going on at the scene.
Mr. Abdulzai further added, the incident has taken place in Khewa district of Nangarhar province after an unknown number of armed militants took over the school building early Sunday morning.
He also said, the school was empty at the time Taliban occupied the building as the students are on summer break.
Government and NATO officials did not disclose further information regarding the number of casualties.
