At least Five (5) senior Taliban commanders including the shadow judge of the group were killed in counterterrorism operations conducted by the Afghan Special Forces in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.
According to the 209th Shaheen Corps of the Afghan Military in the North in a statement, the Taliban leaders were killed along with 56 other militants during the operations which were conducted with the help of coalition air support.
The statement further added that the operations were conducted in Chinar Shakh, Ghoraha, Khwajah Ziaratgah, and Syedabad Turkmenha areas of Qaisar district.
The senior Taliban leaders killed during the operations have been identified as;
- Mawlavi Khan Agha, the shadow deputy district chief of Taliban for Qaisar,
- Mawlavi Gandom Ali, the shadow finance chief of the group for 5 provinces in the North,
- Mawlavi Hafizullah, the shadow judge of the group for Qaisar, and
- Mawlavi Nasir alias Faryabi, the local leader of the Taliban in Faryab.
The 209th Shaheen Corps statement also added that Mawlavi Khan Agha, Gandom Ali, Hafizullah, and Nasir alias Faryabi were among the key leaders of the Taliban group who were involved in major attacks in Qaisar, Almar and Pashtun Kot districts.
