At least eleven Taliban insurgents were killed in an airstrike conducted by the US forces in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

According to the local government officials, the airstrike was carried out late on Thursday afternoon in the vicinity of Bati Kot district.

The officials further added that the militants were hanging out in the area when they were targeted, leaving eleven of them dead and one more wounded.

The provincial government in Nangarhar also confirmed the airstrike and said several weapons belonging to the Taliban insurgents were also destroyed.

A statement by the provincial government said the US forces targeted the Taliban insurgents with unmanned aerial vehicle in Mangian area.

The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.

Nangarhar is among the relatively calm provinces in eastern Afghanistan but the anti-government armed militant groups have recently increased their insurgency activities in some parts of the province during the recent years.

Both the Afghan and US forces conduct regular operations and airstrikes against the militants operating in this province, specifically the ISIS terrorist group which attempts expand their foothold in the restive and remote districts of Nangarhar.