At least 73 militants were killed in an airstrike conducted by U.S troops in southern Helmand province, officials said Saturday.
Commander of Bost’s 505 Zone in Helmand, Ismatullah Dawlatzai, said the air raids targeted Taliban militants in parts of Nad Ali district.
He added that six Pakistani rebels were among the dead.
This comes after foreign troops recently started air raids in parts of Helmand. Some military affairs analysts have recommended a restart in airstrikes on militants’ hideouts in parts of the country as they believe that it will suppress insurgents effectively.
In a chat with TOLOnews, military affairs analyst Jawed Kohistani, said on Friday that “if we [government] restart the operations we will have better improvements and we will be able to eliminate the root of insurgents.”http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/24413-73-militants-including-pakistanis-killed-in-us-airstrike-in-helmand
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