Airstrikes kill 10 militants including Taliban commander in E. Afghanistan

MAIDAN SHAR, Afghanistan, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Ten militants including a Taliban commander Mullah Majid alias Kuchi were killed in airstrikes on Taliban hideout in Jalriz district of eastern Afghanistan's Wardak province on Monday night, said an army statement released Tuesday.

Acting upon intelligence report, the airstrikes were conducted on Tandara village of Jalriz district, killing 10 insurgents including Kuchi on the spot, the statement said.

Neither civilians nor security personnel were injured during the strikes, said the statement.

Taliban militants have yet to make comment.