KABUL – Taliban Commander killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan nearborders with Pakistan.
A commander of the Taliban group and his seven fighters were killed in aU.S. drone strike in eastern Nangarhar province of Afghanistan.
The 201st Silab Corps in a statement said the U.S. forces on Saturdaycarried out an airstrike using unmanned aerial vehicle targeting a Talibancommander famous as Dada and his fighters in Marki Khel area of Khogyanidistrict.
The statement further added that a Taliban commander famous as Dada waskilled in the airstrike with his seven fighters.
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Another Taliban militant has also been critically wounded, the 201st SilabCorps added in its statement.
The anti-government armed militants including Taliban have not commentedregarding the airstrike so far.
