AYBAK, Afghanistan, Aug 2 (NNN-AGENCIES) – A total of 15 militants were confirmed dead, as fighting planes struck Taliban hideouts and positions, in parts of Hazrat-e-Sultan district of northern Samangan province, yesterday, army spokesman in the northern region, Mohammad Hanif Rezai, said today.
Fifteen more insurgents sustained injuries in the sorties, launched yesterday afternoon, the official said.
A huge quantity of arms and ammunition of the militants were also destroyed during the air raids, according to the official.
Taliban militants, who are in control of parts of the restive Samangan province, have yet to make comments.– NNN-AGENCIES
