SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): At least 18 Taliban militants, including a key commander, have been killed in an airstrike in the Faizabad district of northwestern Jawzjan province, an official said on Tuesday.
Alaf Shah, the district administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the Afghan air force conducted the airstrike in Mimlek village of the district late Monday night.
He said Nooruddin, a key commander, was among 18 insurgents killed in the nighttime blitz.
