Air strikes kill 70 in Afghanistan

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KHOST, (Afghanistan), July 27 (AFP): Between 50 and 70 Taliban-linked militants were killed Sunday in air strikes by international forces in eastern Afghanistan near the Pakistani border, a provincial governor said. he past weeks have seen a spike in insurgent activity, including several bloody suicide attacks, with several military operations under way across the war-wracked country to fight back the extremists.

On Sunday, international troops were called in to help police fight back an attack by militants in Khost province who killed two policemen as they headed for Spera district centre, provincial governor Arsala Jamal told AFP.