Airstrikes kill Taliban’s newly-appointed shadow intelligence chief for Sangin of Helmand

"VAN" (Ahmad Farhad Shaheer) :: The newly-appointed shadow intelligence chief of Taliban for Sangin district has been killed durig the airstrikes conducted by security forces on Monday, the provincial government said.

According to a statement released by media office of Helmand government, the airstrike was carried out in Sharafat Bazar area of Sangin targeting a compound of Taliban.

The statement further added that the newly-appointed shadow intelligence chief of Taliban Jahadyar was killed along with 5 others in the airstrike.

A military source also confirmed “Airstrikes in Sangin district of Helmand province killed Taliban fighters today. More than 20 Taliban fighters have been killed in Helmand in the last week.”

The anti-government armed militants including Taliban have not commented regarding the killing of Jahadyar so far.

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