Kabul (Afghanistan): Fourteen Taliban fighters were killed after the Afghan air force targeted a hideout in the country's northern province of Samangan on Monday night, the country's Defense Ministry confirmed Tuesday. The strike which occurred in Qushmal village of Firoz Nakhchir suburban district also destroyed a Taliban hideout, five rocket-propelled grenade launchers, two heavy guns and seven assault rifles, the ministry said in a statement.
The latest offensive came as the Taliban has been continuing heavy fighting against the government forces since the US-led forces started pulling out from Afghanistan on May 1. The Taliban has claimed it captured more than 40 suburban districts over the past month.
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(ANI)
