The deadly drone strike was carried out in Qara-Bagh district of the troubled province on Wednesday, according to local authorities.
Provincial officials further stated that the attack targeted Talibs, including a number of commanders.
Earlier on Wednesday, two separate US drone strikes were carried out in neighboring Pakistain, killing at least five people in the country's northwest tribal region of
Wazoo.According to Pak authorities, six missiles struck three compounds in Dargah Mandi Village, nearly 10 kilometers (six miles) west of Miranshah
... headquarters of al-Qaeda in Pakistain and likely location of Ayman al-Zawahiri. The Haqqani network has established a
ministatein centered on the town with courts, tax offices and lots of madrassas...
, where Pak forces conducted aerial strikes earlier in the week as well.