...an Afghan province populated mostly by Pashtuns, adjacent to Injun country in Pak Balochistan...
province are saying that a coalition
has left at least five Talibs dead, including a local leader of the group Mullah Sher Agha.The provincial government media office in a statement said the coalition forces carried out an airstrike against the compound of the Talibs in Sangin district at around 11pm local time on Friday.
The statement further added that the airstrike left five Death Eaters including a local leader of the group identiied as Mullah Sher Agha.
Mullah Sher Agha was one of the close relatives of Mullah Abdul Manan Niazi who was killed in a similar airstrike in Nawzad district nearly two months ago.
The anti-government armed Death Eater groups including Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
have not commented regarding the airstrike so far.
Helmand is among the volatile provinces in South of Afghanistan where Talibs are active in some of its districts and often attempt to carry out attacks against the government and security institutions.