FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Local officials on Monday claimed dozens of Taliban militants have been killed in airstrikes in western Farah province, while a public representative said three civilians were also among the dead.
Deputy police chief, Col. Mohammad Ghaws Malyar, said the Afghan forces had retaken the Barankot area of Farah City, the provincial capital, from the Taliban following an overnight battle.
He said dozens of Taliban rebels were killed and 22 others wounded during Afghan forces’ airstrikes in Barankot, Nawbahar . . .
