...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
have been killed during the
s which were conducted in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan on Wednesday, the Afghan military said Thursday.The 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North announced that the airstrikes were carried out at around 10:20 am local time on Wednesday against the hideouts and commander and control center of Qari Wali Mohammad and Najeebullah alias Haroon.
According to a statement released by 209th Shaheen Corps, at least 6 Talibs including the leaders of the group were killed and 3 others were maimed in the airstrikes.
The statement further added that a fighting position, the command and control center of Taliban, and another compound of Taliban were destroyed in the airstrikes.
The 209th Shaheen Corps also added that a clash also broke out between Talibs and security forces at around 1:30 pm local time in Pesta and Malraghai areas of Khanabad district, leaving 4 gunnies dead and 6 others maimed.
The anti-government armed gunnies including Taliban have not commented regarding airstrikes and the clash with the Afghan forces so far.