US holds airstrikes to support Afghan security forces against Taliban, says Pentagon
John Kirby said a concerted effort was made to get India into the Nuclear Suppliers Group.
In support of the Afghan NationalDefenceand Security Forces (ANDSF) in their fight against the Taliban,the UnitedStatescarried out airstrikesacross Afghanistan in the last several days, says Pentagon spokesmanon Thursday.
In an off-camera press briefing,Pentagon spokesman John Kirby refused to provide details about the airstrikes.Kirby said,“Withoutgoing into specifics, I can say that in the last several days, we have acted through airstrikes to support the ANDSF.But I won't get into tactical details of those strikes.”
The spokesman added,“But we continue to be able to and we continue to, as the Secretary said yesterday, conduct airstrikes in support of the ANDSF. General McKenzie has those authorities.”
In a statement on Friday,the Afghandefenceministry said 17 Taliban fighters were killed in an airstrike by Afghan Air Force on Thursday night.
Around 10 Taliban fighters were also killed in another airstrike conducted inNijrabdistrict,Kapisa province on Thursday night, thedefenceMinistryadded.
Although the Taliban has rejected the Ministry ofDefence’sfigures,the ministry hasalsonot mentioned anything in its statements about US airstrikes on Taliban targets.
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