KABUL: In Afghanistan, fifteen Taliban have been killed and eighteen others injured in airstrikes and a premature explosion of mine they were planting on road to target an army convoy.
Police said at least twelve Taliban were killed and sixteen others injured when army helicopters targeted a Taliban gathering in Jawand district of Badghis province late last night.
Three more Taliban were killed and two others injured when a mine being planted by them, to target an approaching army convoy, went off prematurely in Jalriz district of Warkad province early this morning.
Jalriz district has been the scene of bloody fighting between government forces and Taliban militants over the past one week. APP/AFP