get short url 0 0 0 0 the us military conducted airstrikes targeting two senior al-qaeda leaders in afghanistan<u+2019>s kunar province, department of defense spokesperson peter cook said in a statement. 




washington (sputnik) <u+2014> in april, maj. gen. jeff buchanan, the deputy chief of staff for operation resolute support, admitted that previous us estimates on al-qaeda's presence in afghanistan were too low. 




according to buchanan and other operation resolute support officials, the al-qaeda terror group has formed ties with the taliban militants since 2010. "on october 23rd, us forces conducted precision strikes in kunar province, afghanistan, targeting faruq al-qatani and bilal al-utabi, two of al-qaeda's most senior leaders in afghanistan," the statement said on wednesday. "we are still assessing the results of the strikes." ...
pentagon confirms airstrikes targeted al-qaeda leaders in afghanistan
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