Afghan security forces kill 19 Taliban militants, injure 15

Nineteen Taliban militants have been killed in an airstrike by security forces in the village of Khoja Namus in the Pashtun Kot district of Afghanistan’s northern Faryab province, Report informs, citing TRT Haber.

According to the Shaheen (Falcon) Corps Command in northern Afghanistan, 15 Taliban militants were wounded.

Among those killed were officials of the armed group in the region.

The Taliban has not commented.