The Security Forces (SFs) carried out a series of airstrikes in Paktiya Province in the past 24 hours killing at least fiveTaliban militants in Gardez District,reports The Khaama Press on July 20.A similar airstrike in Zurmat District of the Province also destroyed one vehicle that had been turned into an Improvised Explosive Device (IED).
Meanwhile, a premature IED explosion killed three mine planters of Taliban outfit in south-eastern Paktiya Province, reports The Khaama Press on July 20.The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the explosion took place on a highway in Afzal Khel area of Ahmadabad District of the Province.The statement further added that the militants were busy planting an IED on the roadside when it went off prematurely, in which all three militants were killed in the explosion.