Afghan airstrikes kill 43 insurgents

Afghan air force launched airstrikes in southern Afghan province of Kandahar on Monday night, killing at least 43 militants and wounding more than 20 others, provincial police chief said Tuesday.

Afghan National Army (ANA) Air Force targeted Taliban militants after they attacked security checkpoints in Nesh district, in northern edge of Kandahar, General Abdul Raziq said.

A Xinhua news agency report says quoting the police official that the strikes forced scores of the other militants to flee the scene before they clash with the security forces.

Several Taliban's vehicles, ammunitions and weapons were also destroyed after the strikes, he said, adding no security force member was hurt in the incident.

Taliban militants did not make any comments about the report so far.