MOSCOW (Pakistan Point News / Sputnik - 19th May, 2019) A local Taliban commander was killed by his own bomb in Kunar province, eastern Afghanistan, local media reported on Sunday.
The incident took place in Dangdam district on Saturday, 201st Corps of the Afghan National Army said, as cited by the Khaama Press news Agency. The commander was identified as Bilal.
Afghanistan, which has been in turmoil for decades, is split by heavy fighting between government troops and Taliban militants, groups affiliated with al-Qaeda (terrorist group banned in Russia) and other insurgents.
The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, supported by the US-led coalition, have been conducting joint operations to combat terrorism across the country.
