गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ Afghan air raids kill 15 militants in southern Kandahar province International Afghan air raids kill 15 militants in southern Kandahar province KathmanduPati April 21, 2021 KABUL – A total of 15 militants have been confirmed dead as fighting planes struck Taliban positions and hideouts in the southern Kandahar province on Tuesday, Defense Ministry said in a statement released here Wednesday. Five more militants had been injured in the sorties, which covered parts of the restive Panjwayi district, the statement added. The ground forces backed by fighting planes would continue to strike the enemies hideouts elsewhere in Kandahar and its vicinity, the statement further said. A total of 310 anti-vehicle and anti-personnel mines have also been discovered from Panjwayi and the neighboring Arghandab districts and defused, the statement asserted. Taliban militants who are active in parts of Kandahar province with Kandahar city as its capital 450 km south of Kabul are yet to make comment. Enditem-(Xinhua) Write your comments RELATED NEWS South Korea pledges continued flood recovery support Government expands domestic jobs to reduce migration WHO Regional Director seeks support for top post UN Resident Coordinator meets Foreign Minister 606 foreign tourists still missing after Bhotekoshi floods Army Chief Sigdel meets China’s Defence Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma
