Kabul: At least eight militants were killed following a Nato airstrike in this province, according to local authorities in eastern Paktika province.
The provincial police chief, Gen Nabi Jan Malakhel said the airstrike was carried out late Thursday night in Yahya Khel district.
Gen Malakhel was quoted by Afghan Khaama Press as adding that a vehicle carrying insurgents was targeted in the airstrike.
The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the report so far.
Paktika is among the volatile provinces in eastern Afghanistan where anti-government armed militants groups including the Taliban militants and Haqqani Network insurgents are actively operating in its various districts.
Political leader killed in Sindh
Islamabad: Unidentified gunmen killed a political leader after kidnapping him from his house at Sindh Province in southern Pakistan.
Police said that they found the body of Munir Chuliani, a leaders of Jeay Sindh Muttahida Front party, dumped on a roadside at Shahdadkot in Sindh province last night.
They added that the leader’s body was taken to hospital for the necessary legal and medical procedures, while they initiated an investigation to find out the motives for the crime and reveal its clues.
Sindh is one of the four provinces of Pakistan and historically home to the Sindhi people. AGENCIES
