A Taliban intelligence chief along nine other Taliban fighters were killed in western Helmand province in an airstrike carried out by the Afghan Air Force (AAF).
The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement that the Taliban commander was responsible for planning and carrying out attacks in the province.
According to the statement, Mohibullah known as Sedaqat, the Taliban’s shadow governor for Helmand province was also wounded in the airstrike.
MoD added that a large number of arms and weapons of the group along with 6 of their vehicles were also destroyed.
Taliban have not commented on the issue.
