US hits Taliban with air strike: American military spokesman

The US conducted an airstrike on March 4 against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand, who were actively attacking an #ANDSF checkpoint.

PTI

March 04, 2020 / 14:42 IST

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The US hit Taliban fighters with an air strike for the first time in 11 days in response to an insurgent attack on Afghan forces in Southern Helmand province on March 4, an American military spokesman said.

"The US conducted an airstrike on March 4 against Taliban fighters in Nahr-e Saraj, Helmand, who were actively attacking an #ANDSF checkpoint. This was a defensive strike to disrupt the attack," US Forces-Afghanistan spokesman Sonny Leggett tweeted.

PTI

first published: Mar 4, 2020 02:25 pm

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