Air raids kill 4 militants, wound 7 others in N. Afghanistan

MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- A total of four militants were killed and seven others injured as warplanes pounded Taliban hideouts in Afghanistan's northern Faryab province on Monday, an army spokesman in the northern region said Tuesday.

The airstrikes, according to Mohammad Hanif Rezai, were conducted on tip-off in Arkalik area of Qaisar district on Monday afternoon, killing four insurgents on the spot and wounding seven others.

No civilian had been hurt in the strikes, the official said.

Taliban militants have not commented on the report.