SHARAN, Afghanistan, Oct. 21 (Xinhua) -- Twenty insurgents of the Haqqani terrorist network had been killed following an air strike in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, an official said Saturday.
The air raid was launched on Friday evening, where a Haqqani hideout was bombed, leaving 20 fighters, including some of their local leaders dead in Gian district of the province, Dadullah Hotak, acting provincial police chief, told Xinhua.
As a Taliban-linked group of militants, the Haqqani network mostly operating in eastern provinces and capital Kabul, has been responsible for many high-profile attacks against security forces.
Few days ago, as many as 26 Haqqani militants were killed in a similar incident in Jaji Maydan district of the adjacent Khost province.
The network, which was designated as a terrorist group by the United States in 2012, has yet to make comments.
