ASADABAD (Pajhwok): Four Pakistani militants were killed in a US drone strike in eastern Kunar province on Saturday, an official said.

Abdul Ghani Musamam, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News the raid took place at around 8:00am in the Chogan locality of Shegal district.

The unmanned aircraft hit an insurgent hideout, killing four Pakistani fighters, he said, adding civilians suffered no causalities in the airstrike.

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