A coalition forces airstrike killed a local Taliban commander and 15 other militants in fighting in southern Afghanistan, the US military said today. | “The strike brought rebel casualties to 28 in the past 24 hours.” |
There were no injuries to civilians during the operation as the “coalition forces used deliberate measures to limit the chances of property damage, and due to the precision of the air strike, no damage was reported to a mosque located adjacent to the militants’ safe house”, the statement said.
| “The insurgents were travelling in a 12-vehicle convoy before they were hit. Three vehicles got away while eight were destroyed or disabled.” |
In southern Helmand province, Nato-led forces used artillery against an insurgent convoy yesterday, killing seven militants, an alliance spokesman said. The convoy was spotted by British troops in the Musa Qala district of southern Helmand province before they ordered the strike, said spokesman Major Luke Knittig. The insurgents were travelling in a 12-vehicle convoy before they were hit, he said. Three vehicles got away while eight were destroyed or disabled, Knittig said.
In Ghazni province, militants attacked an old Muqur district building early today, killing one court official and wounding two policemen, said Abdul Ali Fakuri, spokesman for GhazniÂ’s governor. Three vehicles were burned during the attack.