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Afghanistan: US drone strike kills 5 militants

India Blooms News Service | | Jan 26, 2016, at 10:26 pm

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Kabul, Jan 26 (IBNS): At least five militants were killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's Nangarhar province, media reports said on Tuesday.

The attack reportedly killed a commander of the killed Taliban fighters Qari Hidayatullah.

Attaullah Khogyani, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the strike took place late on Monday, killing five militants, including their commander Qari Hidayatullah.

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