35 suspected Taliban killed in Afghanistan violence
Afghan security forces clashed with suspected Taliban insurgents in southern Afghanistan, and a subsequent airstrike killed 35 militants.
The clash in Zabul province occurred as Nato military leaders met in Canada to ask for more resources for their fight in the volatile south.
Afghan security forces were ambushed and battled militants for about an hour in Zabul’s Shahjoy district late yesterday before an airstrike was called in on militant positions, said Ali Kheil, a spokesman for Zabul’s governor.
Authorities recovered the bodies of 35 militants along with the militants’ weapons, Kheil said. No casualties were reported among the Afghan security forces.
US-led coalition and Nato officials did not immediately comment on the attack.
