KABUL: At least 60 militants were killed in a gun battle with the afghan troops who had the support of Western air power in the country’s southeastern region, a foreign news agency reported on Wednesday.
The National Directorate of Security (NDS), the intelligence service of the country, said in a statement that fighting began when about 300 insurgents from the Haqqani militant network and other foreign fighters tried to storm Afghan forces’ bases in Ziruk district of Paktika province.
