s conducted by the coalition forces.According to the informed military sources, three coalition air strikes in Nahr-e Saraj district of Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
killed 4 Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
fighters and maimed 3 others.
Another coalition air strike in Lashkar Gah killed 1 Taliban fighter, the sources said adding that the coalition forces also carried out air strike in Alah Say district of Kapisa province killing 2 Taliban fighters.
In the meantime, a coalition air strike in Musa Khel district of Khost province
... across the border from Miranshah, within commuting distance of Haqqani hangouts such as Datta Khel and probably within sight of Mordor. Khost is populated by six different tribes of Pashtuns, the largest probably being the Khostwal, from which it takes its name...
destroyed a vehicle-borne IED, the officials said adding that "Taliban fighters continue to use VBIEDs and innocent civilians are maimed and killed as a result."
Both the Afghan and coalition forces have stepped up ground operations and airstrikes in the restive provinces of the country to suppress the anti-government armed elements.