Army commandos kill senior Taliban leaders in Afghanistan
Source: ABC News
A military operation by Afghan commando units in northeastern Kapisa province left at least 12 insurgents dead, including a Taliban shadow governor and district chief, a security official said Tuesday.
Sharin Aqa Faqiri, army spokesman for northeast Afghanistan, said Mullah Nasim Mushfaq, the Taliban shadow governor for Kapisa, and Qari Esanullah, shadow district chief for Tagab, were among those killed late Sunday night.
Faqiri said the senior Taliban leaders were in a meeting when they came under attack by ground forces supported by aircraft in Tagab district.
Zabihullah Mujahid, Taliban spokesman, confirmed the attack in a statement, saying a number of Taliban, including the shadow governor and shadow district chief, were killed in the attack.
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