At least 48 militants were killed in separate airstrikes in Paktika province in southeastern Afghanistan.
The airstrikes targeted the hideouts of the militants in Giyan and Zeruk districts, Ministry of Defence (MoD) said in a statement carried by Khaama Press.
The defense ministry further added that 36 militants were also wounded in the airstrikes and various weapons, ammunition and explosives belonging to the militants were destroyed.
Paktika is among the relatively volatile provinces in southeastern Afghanistan where anti-government armed militant groups are actively operating in a number of its districts and often carry out insurgency activities.
Source: QNA
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