27 militants of Taliban’s Red Unit killed in Nangarhar airstrikes
At least twenty seven militants of the Red Unit of
Taliban were killed during airstrikes in eastern Nangarhar province of
Afghanistan, the Afghan news agency Khaama Press reported.
The 201st Silab Corps of the Afghan Military in the
East in a statement said the 02 Unit of the Afghan National Defense and
Security Forces (ANDSF) based in Nangarhar province carried out airstrikes in
Khogyani district, leaving at least 27 militants of the Red Unit of Taliban
dead.
The statement further added that the airstrikes were
carried out in Zawa area of the district and as a result at least 3 militants
were also wounded.
A number of the commanders of the Red Unit of
Taliban were also among those killed, the 201st Silab Corps added.
The anti-government armed militant groups including
Taliban have not commented on the airstrikes so far.
Nangarhar has been among the relatively calm
provinces in east Afghanistan but the security situation in some of its remote
districts has deteriorated during the recent years.
