Air strikes have left 27 Taliban militants dead and injured 16 others in Gereshk district of Helmand province, southern Afghanistan, district police chief Abdul Qayum Barak said Tuesday.
“Acting upon intelligence report, the government forces conducted air raids against a Taliban hideout in Gereshk district early Tuesday, leaving 27 armed rebels dead and injured 16 others, ” Barak told Xinhua.
Neither civilians nor security personnel has been hurt during the air strikes, the official stressed.
Taliban militants fighting the government to regain power are yet to make comment.
