MOSCOW (Sputnik) — According to the statement, the airstrike was carried out in the area near the province's Kot district.
Security in Afghanistan has drastically deteriorated in recent months as both Taliban insurgents and Daesh, outlawed in Russia, the United States and multiple other countries, have expanded their activities in the country's east and south.
In May, the Afghanistan National Security Council adopted the strategy to counter Daesh extremists, which grants special powers to the country's security forces, permitting to introduce any measures necessary to weaken Daesh positions in the country.
