CHARIKAR, Afghanistan, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- Afghan airstrikes killed two Taliban militants in Bagram district in north of Kabul on Friday, provincial police spokesman said on Saturday.

Two Taliban insurgents, according to Mohammad Salim Nuri, were planting a mine on a road in Bagram district on Friday evening to target security personnel while the fighting aircrafts struck them and killed both on the spot.

Bagram district 50 km north of Kabul is the main base of U.S. military stationed in Afghanistan.?