Key Taliban commanders among 23 militants killed in three provinces

The Afghan defense and security forces have killed 23 Taliban militants, including five commanders of the group, in Helmand, Herat, and Samangan provinces, according to security sources.

Afghan Air Force conducted an airstrike in Marja district of southwestern Helmand province killing Meraj, who was in charge of Taliban’s suicide attacks in southeastern Afghanistan, and five suicide bombers of the group, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Monday, July 05.