QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Jan. 23 (Xinhua) -- Afghan fighting aircraft targeted a Taliban hideout in Ab Kamari district of Afghanistan's western Badghis province on Tuesday, killing 10 militants on the spot and injuring four others, the official said Wednesday.

Acting on a tip-off, the fighting aircraft pounded a Taliban hideout in Kokchili village of Ab Kamari district Tuesday afternoon, provincial government spokesman Jamshid Shahabi said, adding that a weapon cache of the militants were also destroyed due to the airstrikes.

Government forces launched operations against Taliban positions in parts of Ab Kamari district early last week and so far, according to the official, several villages have been recaptured and the law and order have been restored.

Taliban militants have not commented on the report.