Sunday, September 17, 2017
Kabul (BNA) At least three Taliban members were killed in an airstrike in the tribal regions of Pakistan in what appears to be the first US drone strike after the announcement of the new US strategy for Afghanistan and South Asia.
According to the local officials, the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Kurram Agency in the tribal regions of the country.
The officials further added that an unmanned aerial vehicle fired missiles on a gathering of the Taliban insurgents.
According to the officials, at least three of the militants were killed and two others were wounded in the attack.
The identities of those killed in the airstrike have not been ascertained so far with the Taliban group yet to comment regarding the raid.
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