SHARANA (Pajhwok): Dozens of Taliban fighters and three security personnel have been killed during a clash and airstrike in the Waza Khwa district of southeastern Paktika province, an official said Thursday.
Police chief Col. Nisar Ahmad Abdul Rahimzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents stormed the district’s center from several directions late Wednesday night.
In the ensuing clash, he said, 65 insurgents were killed and another 35 wounded as the security forces called in air support. He said 27 bodies of the militants still . . .
