GARDEZ (Pajhwok): At least seven insurgents have been killed during an airstrike by US forces in the Zurmat district while three smugglers were held in southeastern Paktia province, officials said on Sunday.
Abdullah Hasrat, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News Seven militants eliminated as a result of US forces airstrike in Mamozaio area of the district on Saturday evening.
But the Taliban’s spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahicd, rejected the claims and said their fighters suffered no casualties in Zurmat district.
According to another report . . .
