SHARAN (Pajhwok): At least 18 Haqqani Network militants have been killed in air raids by foreign troops in southeastern Paktika province, an official said on Sunday.
Mohammad Ayub, an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander based in Birmal district, international troops conducted airstrikes in the area late on Saturday night.
He told Pajhwok Afghan News 19 insurgents, including two group leaders of the Haqqani Network, were killed in the overnight strikes in Zbargi and Mangreti areas.
Rahmatullah Zaland, a resident of the area, confirmed to . . .
