US drone attacks kill 15 Daesh fighters near Pak-Afghan border

 

PESHAWAR: Fifteen Daesh fighters were killed in three US drone attacks near the Pak-Afghan border in Afghanistan on Sunday, sources told Geo News. 

6 Daesh fighters were injured in the attacks that targetted four bases of the terrorist organisation in the Afghan province Nangarhar, as per sources.  

Last month, at least 31 people were killed in three drone strikes on October 17. 

The strikes that left at least 12 people injured, had targetted areas near the Pak-Afghan border in Afghanistan.

US should show restraint on drone strikes during Afghan peace talks: Asif

Foreign minister expresses hope the four-nation moot in Oman will find ways of reviving peace talks with Afghan Taliban

Foreign Minister Khawaja Asif had called on the United States to exercise restraint on drone strikes at a time when attempts are underway to revive Afghan-Taliban peace talks.

Speaking on Geo News' programme 'Aapas Ki Baat' last month, the foreign minister expressed hope that the four-nation moot in Muscat, Oman to find ways of reviving peace talks with Afghan Taliban militants would yield positive results.

“But the US should show restraint on drone strikes anywhere in Afghanistan, or Pakistan,” he had said.