At least sixteen Taliban terrorists including the shadow governor of the extremist group for northeastern Takhar province were killed in an airstrike in northern Kunduz province.
Kunduz police in a statement confirmed the air raid was carried out on Monday evening in the vicinity of Dasht-e-Archi district.
According to the statement, the air raid targeted insurgents in Pul-e-Moman area of Dasht-e-Archi, leaving Taliban’s shadow governor Qari Tayeb dead along with at least 15 insurgents.
Kunduz is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern Afghanistan where the Taliban insurgents are actively operating in its various districts and often conduct insurgency activities.
