(MENAFN- Qatar News Agency) 30 insurgents have been killed in drone strike and military operation in eastern Nangarhar province, Afghan Khaama Press (KP).

Colonel Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesman for the police headquarters of Nangarhar says that the drone strike was carried out in Gorgori area of Haska Mina District leaving 10 militants killed, including four foreigners around 12pm yesterday.

A statement issued by Colonel Mashriqiwal states that during the military operation launched against militants in Shirzad, Hisarak and Khogyani districts have been successfully ongoing.

The statement adds that during the same operation a clash erupted between security forces and Taliban leaving 15 insurgents killed and nine others wounded in the jurisdiction of Shirzad District yesterday.

The press release furthers states that in the same day a special unit belonging to the Nangarhar airfield killed five militants in the jurisdiction of Ghanikhil District.

Located in the eastern part of the country, Nangarhar has been witnessing a sharp increase in insurgent activities.

A bomb blast killed two people including a traffic police officer and wounded three others in Surkh Rod District of Nangarhar yesterday.