Qari Nazar Gul, head of the Taliban military commission for Kapisa Province, was killed in an airstrike in Ala Sai District of the province, local police officials told Ariana News. According to provincial police spokesman Shayeq Shorish, the air raid was conducted by Afghan forces at approximately 7 pm on …
Read More »MoD: Airstrike Kills Zabul’s “Most Dangerous” Taliban Commander
The Ministry of Defense (MoD), in a statement, announced that Mullah Hamdo, the Taliban’s military leader in Zabul’s Shinkay District, was killed in an airstrike early on Saturday morning. According to the statement, two of Hamdo’s bodyguards were also killed. In the statement, MoD describes Mullah Hamdo as a key …
Read More »Taliban Commander Among 12 Militants Killed in Maidan Wardak
At least 12 Taliban insurgents including a local commander of the group were killed and six others injured in clashes with the Afghan security forces in Maidan Wardak province, Interior Ministry (MoI) confirmed. In a statement released on Wednesday, MoI said that the incident has taken place en route to …
Read More »Key Taliban Commander Arrested with Bottles of Alcohol, Weapons in Balkh
Afghan security forces have detained a key Taliban commander and seized several bottles of alcohol from his compound in Balkh province, the Interior Ministry said in a statement on Monday. The Taliban commander identified as Yousuf was arrested during an operation by police special forces in Nahr-Shahi district of Balkh …
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