Airstrikes against Taliban militants left 10 insurgents dead in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province Wednesday night, a statement of U.S.-led Coalition press office in southeastern religion issued here said on Thursday. Armed militants attacked a coalition military convoy in Gomal district Wednesday night and forces called on war plane killing 10 armed militants on the spot, the statement added. Taliban militants fighting Afghan and international troops have yet to make comments. Eastern Afghanistan has been the scene of Taliban-led insurgency as the top U.S., NATO commander in his military assessment required up to 40,000 more additional troops to combat insurgency in the post-Taliban country. 