The U.S.-led Coalition forces have identified five Taliban sub commanders killed during operations over the past month in Kapisa province, some 80 km from Afghan capital Kabul, said a Coalition statement released here on Thursday.
Qari Nejat who is a Taliban commander in the Tag Ab valley having links with senior insurgent figures was killed during a Coalition forces operation in Nijrab district on Aug. 5, the statement said.
Coalition forces also eliminated Khairullah Nezami and Qari Ezmarai on Aug. 23 in Tag Ab valley while Ahmad Shah and Mullah Rohoullah Nezami were killed on Aug. 30 in another Coalition operation in Nijrab district, it said.
Those figures mentioned above have all been involved in IED (Improvised Explosive Device) facilitating, coordinating the movement of suicide bombers and foreign terrorists and conducting numerous attacks against international forces, it said.
During the operation, six other militants were killed in the air strike, multiple AK-47s and machine guns were also found in the site, it said.
However, Taliban militants have yet to make any comment.
Afghanistan has witnessed the surge of Taliban attacks on international forces, Afghan troops and even foreign aid groups during past months when the anti-government militants continue to demonstrate their strength through suicide and roadside bombings.
Escalating insurgency and violent incidents have left over 3,200 people dead including over 800 civilians since January this year in the war-torn country.
Source:Xinhua
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