Afghan Taliban: Ninety killed amid the standstill peace talks

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KABUL, 12 February, 2021 (TON): As the Afghan forces have installed airstrikes against the Taliban group amid impeded peace talks in Doha, more than 90 have been killed, the officials said.  

On Thursday, in the recent wave of airstrikes, the fighter jets struck a Taliban hideout in the Aqtepa area of Charbolak district in Balkh province, killing 11 insurgents including three local commanders, a top official said.

According to the official, the sorties were launched at 1.25 p.m. on Thursday.

On Wednesday, airstrikes in the same area left 31 insurgents dead, he added.

Airstrikes were also conducted in Aqtepa's neighboring Gortepa village earlier in the day, which killed 26 militants.

Twenty-seven armed insurgents including two group commanders namely Hanzala and Barakat killed in the airstrikes targeting Taliban militants in Nawa, Nahr-e-Saraj, and Garmsir districts of the Helmand province on Wednesday.

The fighting has increased as the peace talks in Doha are at a standstill condition.  

 

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