Local officials reported that 11 Taliban militants including a shadow district governor of the group were killed in Nangarhar province.
The Nangarhar provincial press office said that as a result of the operation of National Directorate of Security forces in the Gandamak area of Shirzad district, Subhanullah known as Shahin Adel, the Taliban shadow district governor for Cheerhar district of the province and some of the commanders of the group including 11 Taliban fighters, were killed.
According to the press office of the province, three suspected individuals were also arrested during the operation.
