Taliban leader killed in Helmand airstrike
Local officials in southern Helmand province are
saying that a coalition airstrike has left at least five Taliban militants
dead, including a local leader of the group Mullah Sher Agha, reported Khaama
Press news agency on Saturday.
The provincial government media office in a statement
said the coalition forces carried out an airstrike against the compound of the
Taliban militants in Sangin district at around 11pm local time on Friday.
The statement further added that the airstrike left
five militants including a local leader of the group identified as Mullah Sher
Agha.
Mullah Sher Agha was one of the close relatives of
Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi who was killed in a similar airstrike in Nawzad
district nearly two months ago.
The anti-government armed militant groups including
Taliban have not commented regarding the airstrike so far.
Helmand is among the volatile provinces in South of
Afghanistan where Taliban militants are active in some of its districts and
often attempt to carry out attacks against the government and security
institutions.
