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leader belonging to the Red Unit of the group was killed during an operation jointly conducted by the Afghan and US forces in southern Helmand
...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province of Afghanistan.
The provincial government media office in a statement said at least 33 turbans including the leader of the group were killed during the operation conducted in Nad-e-Ali district.
The statement further added at least 30 turbans including the leader of the group were killed during the joint operations involving
The Taliban leader in command of the Red Unit has been identified as Kamran and had recently arrived to Nad-e-Ali district from Kajaki and Musa Qala district to plan and coordinate a large attack on the security check posts, the statement said.
The operations were launched based on the intelligence information available with the security forces regarding the planned attack, the statement said, adding that three more turbans were killed during a separate operation conducted in Loy Bagh area of Nad-e-Ali district.