Air strike kills 15 insurgents in Taliban birthplace

Air raids against militants' hideouts in Taliban birthplace Kandahar province in south Afghanistan left more than a dozen insurgents dead, said a statement of provincial administration released here Tuesday.

The statement said that acting upon intelligence report, the NATO-led aircrafts raided a hideout of Taliban outfit in Mianshin district on Sunday killing 15 insurgents.

It also asserted that there were no casualties on civilians.

Taliban militants fighting Afghan and NATO-led troops have yet to make comments.

Kandahar in south Afghanistan has been regarded as the Taliban stronghold over the past eight years. Afghan and NATO-led forces, according to officials would soon launch a major operation against Taliban militants in Mianshin and other parts of Kandahar.

Around 15,000 NATO and Afghan soldiers are involved in a massive operation against Taliban in the neighboring Helmand province since Feb. 13 which has left over 120 militants dead.

Source: Xinhua