Nato airstrikes kill suspected insurgent
Nato and Afghan army troops came under fire east of Kabul and called in airstrikes, killing at least one suspected insurgent, an official said today.
The joint forces were attacked yesterday morning in Surobi district, about 25 miles east of the capital, said Maj. Charles Anthony, spokesman for Nato’s International Security Assistance Force.
“They had come under attack from insurgents, returned fire, and then called in close air support,” Anthony said.
“This is clearly going after a Taliban insurgent target, but we just don’t have a whole lot of information on what the results were.”
One insurgent was killed in the battle, and one weapons cache was destroyed, he said.
There were no reports of Nato, Afghan army or civilian casualties.
Afghan officials could not immediately be reached for comment on the incident.
Surobi was once a Taliban stronghold and still has many supporters in the area.
More than 4,300 people – mostly militants – have died in insurgency-related violence this year, according to an Associated Press tally of figures from Western and Afghan officials.
