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NATO air strike kills 10 militants in Afghanistan

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IANS Kabul
Last Updated : May 11 2019 | 8:11 PM IST

A NATO-led coalition forces' pilot-less aircraft struck a Taliban hideout in Afghanistan and killed 10 militants, police said on Saturday.

The strike, which was conducted in Barmal district, killed 10 militants and destroyed a militants' vehicle, Xinhua news agency quoted policeman Shah Mohammad Aryan as saying.

In a separate incident in Wardak province, a Taliban militant was killed while three were arrested. The security forces seized five motorcycles during the raid.

The Taliban has not yet commented.

--IANS

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First Published: May 11 2019 | 7:58 PM IST

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