[Tolo News] The Taliban's shadow governor and the military head for Nad Ali district in southern Helmand...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
were killed in a foreign troops drone strike late Monday, local officials said.
The air strike took place on Nadi Ali while Abdul Rahim, also known as Mullah Manan, the shadow Taliban governor for Helmand and Mustaqim, the group's military head for the district, were planning to seize the district, a front man for the provincial governor, Omar Zwak, said.
Heavy festivities are still ongoing in Nad Ali, and have been for four days, in which dozens of families have been displaced.
"Twenty two other forces of Evil were also killed in the past four days in the ongoing festivities and 29 others were maimed. Four security force members were killed and 15 others were maimed in the clash," Zwak said, adding that currently the festivities are close to the district governor's compound.
On Monday, Hayatullah Hayat, the provincial governor, said that more than 600 reinforcement troops have been deployed to Nad Ali and a military operation will be launched soon to clear the murderous Moslems.
But local officials confirmed that the Taliban forces of Evil are still advancing in the battle and have taken most parts of Nad Ali from local security forces.
The officials also confirmed that the Taliban attacked a number of civilian houses and torched houses and schools in Nad Ali.
Helmand has witnessed heavy festivities in the past six months in different parts of the province especially in Nad Ali, Sangin, Musa Qala, Nawa and Nahr-e-Saraj districts.
A number of U.S troops were also placed in Helmand to advise local security forces in their battle with forces of Evil and to launch special operations in the province.