The Defense Ministry stated that on Wednesday night in Takhar province an Afghan Air Force strike killed "12 Taliban including several of their commanders."

The airstrike was conducted in the “Hazara Qarluq" village of Baharak district, the statement said, adding that during a clash between "these Taliban" and the ANP on Monday,  a "number of our police" were killed.

In this program, host Wahid Ahmadi discusses the topic with the following guests:

Ghulam Sarwar Saadat, MP

Sayed Najibullah Abulfazli, a military expert