KABUL – Atleast four senior local leaders of the Taliban group were killedduring an operation of the Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate ofSecurity (NDS), operatives in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.

The provincial government media office in a statement said the militantswere killed during an operation in Bati Kot district and as a result fivemilitants were also arrested.

The statement further added that the NDS operatives conducted a SpecialOperation in Chahar Dehi area of the district, leaving four dead and threeothers wounded.

According to the governor’s office, the local Taliban leaders killed in theoperation have been identified as Tur Dil alias Mullah Tur, Pacha, MohammadShafiq alias Sanga, and Muskin.