(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) At least three Taliban militants have been killed after Afghan Special Operations Forces launched an airstrike in the country's eastern province of Paktika, the command of special forces said Wednesday, Trend reports citing Xinhua.
"Three Taliban militants were killed following Special Operations Forces' airstrike in Waza Khwa district and on the outskirts of provincial capital Sharan," the Afghan National Army Special Operations Corps said in a statement.
The militant group has yet to respond to the report.
Afghan security forces have beefed up security operations against militants recently as the Taliban militant group has been attempting to take territory and consolidate its positions ahead of winter.
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