A key Taliban group leader who was also the executioner of the group in southern Zabul province was killed in an airstrike of the U.S. forces.
Taliban executioner killed in U.S. drone strike in Zabul province
خبرگزاری Afghn Voice Agency(AVA) , 15 Dec 2018 - 6:40
A key Taliban group leader who was also the executioner of the group in southern Zabul province was killed in an airstrike of the U.S. forces.
AVA- The provincial police commandment in a statement said the Taliban leader Haroon was killed along with two other militants in a drone strike in Kajer Khel area of Shajoi district.
The statement further added that the airstrike was carried out at around 4pm local time on Thursday.
In the meantime, Colonel Mohamamd Mustafa Mayar, the Police Chief of Zabul, said commander Haroon was involved in several beheadings of the tribal elders and security personnel.
Col. Mayar further added Haroon was also shadow military chief of the group in Shahjoi district of Zabul province and was planning and coordinating suicide attacks.
The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban have not commented regarding the report so far.
Zabul is among the relatively volatile provinces in South of Afghanistan where the Taliban militants are active in some of its districts and often carry out terrorist related activities.
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