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 Foreign Minister Khanal Leaves for Four-Day Official Visit to China A 7.8 magnitude earthquake rocks the southern Philippines, causing some… Do Not Rush into Iran Deal- Trump Instructs Negotiators Fuel prices in India increased for the fourth time in… At Least 24 Killed in Suicide Bombing Targeting Train in… At Least 16 Dead as Severe Heatwave Grips India’s Telangana… Top Headlines Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns3 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested4 We will return the savings of cooperative victims within 100 days : Rabi Lamichhane5 Two Offices Under Ministry of Communication to Be Abolished6 Court Orders Release of UML Rekha Sharma7 Nepali Congress provides financial assistance for Samba’s treatment8 TRENDING A phone call that paved the way for RAW Chief’s visit to Nepal What role has the Nepal Army been playing in controlling the coronavirus? National Poet Madhav Prasad Ghimire no more Army Day : Five facts about Nepal’s ‘blue helmets’ in UN-peacekeeping missions Why Are Boys Unexpressive? Police make a woman public in connection to Gongabu murder case Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around Nepal Army opens investigation into case of captains thrashing soldier in Congo