Afghan officials say US strikes targeted al-Qaida militants
KABUL -- US airstrikes this week in eastern Afghanistan killed several al-Qaida militants, including two Arabs and four Pakistanis, Afghan officials said Thursday, but added that authorities cannot definitively identify the slain militants because of the area's inaccessibility and remoteness.
The officials also gave conflicting information on the time and number of the alleged airstrikes, which they said were carried out with drones.
Kunar's governor, Wahidullah Kalemzai, said a 2 a.m. strike on Monday hit in the remote Haygal Valley, killing four militants, as well as the wife and child of one of them.
