Kabul (BNA) Ten Pakistani armed Taliban insurgents have been killed in Kunar province.
According to local officials, ten armed Pakistani Taliban have been killed by Afghan security forces in the province.
According to Colonel Numan Hatifi, an official for 201st Silab corps, the armed Pakistani insurgents were killed Saturday night in a joint operation of Afghan and NATO forces in the province.
The source added the armed Pakistani Taliban insurgents have taken positions in the high peaks of mountains in Maya and Khas Kunar districts when they came under air strikes conducted by NATO forces in the province.
He said the areas have been cleared from the presence of Pakistani Taliban and it is determined that new security posts are to be set up in the areas.
It is worth mentioning that 8 armed militants were killed and 8 others injured on Friday in a joint Afghan and coalition forces in the province.
