A senior Taliban commander has been killed with nine of his companions in an aerial strike in eastern Laghman province wrote Khaama.
A statement issued by the media office of Laghman province states that the strike was conducted on a group of insurgents in the mountainous area of Bomby in Dawlat Shah area around 11:30 AM today.
The statement adds that Noor Shah Chapaw, Zakir and Sadullah were among the ones killed in the strike.
According to the statement Noor Shah Chapaw was the so-called Taliban governor for Dawlat Shah District and general commander for Dawlat Shah, Alishang and Badpakh districts.
The statement further states that the group was involved in several terrorist activities in the ar