Kabul May 21 (IANS) At least nine militants of the Haqqani militant group were killed following air strikes in Afghanistan s Paktika officials said on Monday.
"Afghan Special Operations Forces-related air strikes targeted militants of Haqqani terrorist network in Paktika province Sunday killing nine Haqqani gunmen and destroying two motorcycles " Xinhua news agency reported citing the Operational Coordination Group Afghanistan s statement.
As a Taliban-linked group of militants the Haqqani network was designated as a terrorist group by the US in 2012.

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