8 Lashkar-e-Taiba members killed in Helmand air strikes

Salaam Times

2017-09-22

HELMAND -- Eight members of Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were among 11 militants killed in Helmand Province air strikes Thursday (September 21), reported Khaama Press.

The air strikes took place in Nawa District, said the Ministry of Defence.

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