Afghanistan Defense Ministry Says Taliban Shadow Governor Killed In Air Raid

Afghanistan Defense Ministry Says Taliban Shadow Governor Killed in Air Raid

A Taliban shadow governor, Qari Haidar, was killed in an air raid in the northeastern Badakhshan province on Friday, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday

MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 10th April, 2021) A Taliban shadow governor, Qari Haidar, was killed in an air raid in the northeastern Badakhshan province on Friday, the Afghan Defense Ministry said on Saturday.

" #Taliban's shadow governor district for Warduj district of #Badakhshan province, Qari Haidar was killed with 21 of his fighters in airstrikes yesterday. In addition, 23 terrorists were wounded and 7 of their strongholds and hideouts were destroyed as a result of the strikes," the ministry said in a tweet.

Elsewhere, the ministry said that 13 Taliban operatives were killed and three more wounded in airstrikes in the central Ghazni province yesterday.