AIBAK (Pajhwok): At least 19 Taliban militants, including two shadow district chiefs, have been killed in airstrikes in northern Samangan province, police said on Tuesday.
But the Taliban rejected the claim as baseless.
Police spokesman, AbdulMunirRahimi said the Taliban stormed security posts of FirozNakhchir district but they were forced to retreat.
He added 19 insurgents including QariQadir, shadow district chief for FirozNakhchir district and QariZarif, shadow district chief for lower Dara-i-Soof district, were killed in government airstrikes and their weapons were destroyed.
Without elaborating, he said government security forces suffered no casualties in the incident.
A FirozNakhchir resident . . .
