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US 'acts through' airstrikes in a bid to repel Taliban, says Pentagon

The Pentagon, however, refrained from giving any specifics of its airstrikes in Afghanistan

An Afghan militia fighter keeps a watch at an outpost against Taliban insurgents at Charkint district in Balkh Province. Photo: Bloomberg
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An Afghan militia fighter keeps a watch at an outpost against Taliban insurgents at Charkint district in Balkh Province. Photo: Bloomberg

Lalit K Jha | PTI Washington
The US carried out airstrikes across Afghanistan in the past several days as part of an effort to support the Afghan security forces fighting Taliban insurgents, the Pentagon has said.

The news of US airstrikes in Afghanistan came a day after America’s most senior military officer admitted that the Taliban had gained “strategic momentum,” with their forces now controlling about half of Afghanistan's more than 400 district centres.

The Pentagon, however, refrained from giving any specifics of its airstrikes in Afghanistan.

“Without speaking to specifics, I can say that in the last several days, we have acted through airstrikes to support the ANDSF