At least 15 Taliban insurgents were killed in Afghan Air Force (AAF) airstrikes in central Uruzgan province on Saturday, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Sunday.

In addition, 11 other insurgents were wounded.

The airstrike took place in Khas Uruzgan district after the AAF targeted two insurgent strongholds, read the statement.

“Two bases of the insurgents, three vehicles, nine motorbikes and some weapons were destroyed in the airstrikes,” it said.

However, the statement did not provide further details.

The Taliban has not yet commented over the attack.