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 CJP leaders released after 24 hours in Delhi police custody Riyadh airport attack kills 12, injures 309 Indian youth leader vows protest despite detentions Navi Pillay wins 2026 Nobel Peace Prize India’s voter roll revision sparks protests French student protests escalate into National crisis, hundreds of schools… 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 PM Shah pledges Krishnabhir highway reopening within month6 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward7 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns8 TRENDING Role of Vitamin D in pregnancy to combat COVID-19 Prachanda flies to India for treatment of his ailing wife Dhakal elected FNCCI senior Vice-chair Health post in Humla village sans workforce, shut down for nearly a month President Bhandari begins two-day official visit to Bangladesh CPN Secretariat meeting postponed due to coronavirus Longer conflict along China borders cannot be discounted, warns Indian Chief of Defence Staff Rawat South Korea to provide E-9 visa to foreign students
