ISLAMABAD, April 9: Allied warplanes in Afghanistan have carried out a sustained bombing of suspected terrorist sites in eastern Khost province, Afghan Islamic Press reported on Friday.
The bombardment took place in Inzargi, 30 kilometres north of Khost, and was initiated in response to an earlier incident where rockets were reportedly fired over an allied patrol in the region, said the report.
Quoting witnesses, the agency said military helicopters continued hovering over the area after the bombardment had ceased, apparently in search of militants. Allied reinforcements had arrived in Khost earlier this month in the wake of an attack on allied troops. -dpa
