KABUL: More than 30 Taliban terrorists were killed and 17 others suffered injuries at the Afghan Air Force airstrikes in two provinces on Friday, the State Defense Ministry confirmed on Sunday.
In North Jawzjan Province, 19 terrorists were killed and 15 others suffered injuries after combat aircraft targeting terrorist hiding in the village of Murghab and Hassan Tabbin in the outskirts of Shiberghan Province, Xinhua reported quoting the ministry’s statement.
Fourteen Taliban, including two non-Afghan terrorists, lost their lives and two injured when the Air Force crashed into their position on the outskirts of Lashkar Gah, the capital of South Helmand Province, according to a statement.
Three terrorist vehicles, six motorbikes, two bunkers and a large number of their weapons and ammunition were also destroyed, the statement reads.
This airstrikes came when Afghanistan witnessed a surge in violence because the Taliban intensified his attack on Afghan forces and civilians with a full setback for foreign troops just a few weeks.
The Taliban now controls about half of 419 centers in Afghanistan, said General Mark Milley, chairman of the head of stock.
When the Taliban won more areas, Afghan security forces consolidated their position to protect the main population centers, including Kabul, he said.