Security officials have reported about Taliban casualties in Badakhshan province.
As a result of an air strike in Dare Khostak area of Jorm district of Badakhshan province, 18 Taliban insurgents including a commander of the group, called Maulawi Mahbub, were killed and 3 others wounded, according to a statement by 209 Shahin Corps.
Also in a separate operation, a base, two strongholds, a number of vehicles, and a quantity of weapons and equipment of this group have been eliminated.