35 insurgents killed in Kandahar following airstrike
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An airstrike was carried out by the Afghan forces in n Nesh district of the province as part of a clearance operation, the MoD said in a statement, adding that a number of villages have been cleared of insurgents
Afghanistan Ministry of Defence said on Wednesday that at least 35 insurgents were killed in southern Kandahar province.
An airstrike was carried out by the Afghan forces in n Nesh district of the province as part of a clearance operation, the MoD said in a statement, adding that a number of villages have been cleared of insurgents.
"Thirty-five insurgents were killed, seven vehicles and some weapons and ammunition were destroyed in ANA airstrikes in Nesh district of Kandahar," the MoD said in a statement.'
Meanwhile, nearly 2,300 civilians were killed or wounded in suicide bombings and attacks in Afghanistan in 2017, more than any previous year of the conflict on record, a UN report said on Thursday.
The figures come as militants ramp up their assaults on urban areas after US President Donald Trump said last August the American presence in Afghanistan would remain open-ended and Washington stepped up airstrikes on rural militant strongholds.