KABUL- The Ministry of Defense of Afghanistan confirmed that 38 militantswere killed during the joint airstrikes conducted in western Farah provinceof Afghanistan.

Mod deputy spokesman Gen. Mohammad Radanish told repoters that ten seniorleaders of the anti-government armed militants were among those killed.

The 207th Zafar Corps of the Afghan Military in the West said Monday thatthe airstrikes were jointly conducted by the Afghan and US forces inresponse to a coordinated Taliban attack.

The source further added that dozens of Taliban insurgents launched acoordinated attack on security posts in the outskirts of the city at around2 am that lasted until 6 am in the morning.