Airstrikes pound Taliban positions amid Afghan Special Forces raid in Helmand
[KhaamaPress] A series of airstrikes were carried out in southern Helmand province killing at least 6 Taliban fighters.
The informed military sources said Sunday that an airstrike in Musa Qala district killed 4 Taliban fighters.
The sources further added that the security forces carried out a similar airstrike in Sangin district killing at least two Taliban fighters.
The security forces carried out the airstrikes amid ongoing operations of the Afghan Special Forces. “In an Afghan special forces raid in Nad ‘Ali district, 14 IEDs, 250kg of explosives, IED components and weapons were destroyed,” the sources said.
The anti-government armed militants including Taliban have not commented regarding the operations so far.
15 Taliban militants killed in Special Forces raid, airstrikes in Helmand
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces and Air Forces carried out a series of operations in southern Helmand province killing at least 15 Taliban militants.
The informed military sources said Monday “In an Afghan special forces operation to disrupt Taliban IED facilitation and illegal narcotic financing in Nahr-e-Saraj district of Helmand, 4 Taliban fighters were detained and 1 tunnel was destroyed.”
The sources further added that an airstrike in Musa Qalah district of Helmand killed 5 Taliban fighters.
“In Kajaki district, a strike killed 2 Taliban fighters,” the sources said, adding that a similar airstrike in Nahr-e-Saraj district killed 4 Taliban fighters.
The Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the operation and airstrikes so far.