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15 Afghan militants killed in airstrikes

At least 15 Taliban militants were killed in airstrikes that struck their hideout in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan, the Defence…

IANS | Kabul | June 30, 2017 6:48 am

15 Afghan militants killed in airstrikes

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At least 15 Taliban militants were killed in airstrikes that struck their hideout in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan, the Defence Ministry said on Friday.

The Afghan Army's MD-530 helicopters pounded the hideout in Mir Abad locality in Tirin Kot, the provincial capital, on Thursday, the ministry said.

Soldiers also found and safely detonated a car bomb in Kotwali area of the city on the same day, Xinhua news agency reported.

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