KABUL, Oct. 17 (Xinhua) -- A total of 26 militants of Haqqani terror group were killed after Afghan Special Forces launched airstrikes against their hideouts in eastern province of Khost, authorities said Tuesday.
"On a confirmed tip off, Afghan Special Forces carried out airstrikes on Haqqani positions at around 16:54 (local time) Monday in Jaji Maydan district, Khost province, killing 26 members of terrorist group," the command of Special Forces said in a statement, adding several militants' hideouts were also destroyed following the raids.
As a Taliban-linked group of militants, the Haqqani network mostly operating in eastern provinces and capital Kabul, has been responsible for many high-profile attacks against security forces.
The elimination of the targeted militants would further improve the public security in the eastern provinces, the statement added.
The network, which was designated as terrorist group by the United States in 2012, has yet to make comments.
