ASADABAD (Pajhwok): At least 20 fighters have been killed and eight civilians wounded during a joint operation by Afghan and foreign forces in eastern Kunar province, officials said on Friday.
But the Taliban, were ordinary residents.
Abdul Ghani Musamim, the governor’s spokesman, said Afghan and Resolute Support mission forces clashed with the militants in Sino area. The gunbattle was followed by a NATO airstrike.
He said 20 rebels, including three Arabs and two Uzbeks, were killed . . .
