ZARANJ, Afghanistan, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Drone attacks on Taliban hideouts in western Afghanistan's Nimroz province have killed 25 insurgents including a group commander, military corps based in the western region said on Saturday.
According to the statement released by the military, in the air strikes which conducted early on Saturday in Charborjak district, a group commander Hafiz Ghulam was among those killed in the raids and four Taliban vehicles destroyed.
Attacks by unmanned planes against militants in Afghanistan are proved deadly and security officials said the government forces would largely use the drone strikes against militants and their hideouts on battle grounds.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of Nimroz and neighboring Farah and Herat provinces haven't commented.
