U.S. airstrikes kill top Taliban leaders in Logar province
[KhaamaPress] The U.S. forces conducted a series of airstrikes in the outskirts of the provincial capital of Logar province killing a number of top Taliban leaders.
The 203rd Thunder Corps in a statement said the U.S. forces conducted the airstrikes in Kamal Khel area of the capital of Logar on Monday evening.
The statement further added that the airstrikes killed 22 Taliban militants and wounded 5 others.
Furthermore, the 203rd Thunder Corps said the airstrikes also killed some senior Taliban leaders including Taliban’s Red Unit Commander Qudrat, brother of shadow governor of Taliban, shadow district chief of Taliban for Mohammad Agha, Taliban military commission chief for Khusi.
The 203rd Thunder Corps also added that some other senior Taliban leaders were also killed whose identities have not been ascertained yet.
The Taliban group has not commented regarding the airstrikes so far.
Five Civilians Reportedly Killed In Logar Airstrike
[ToloNews] An Army commander said that at least 25 Taliban fighters were killed in the airstrike in Logar.
At least five civilians were killed in an airstrike by Afghan forces in the central province of Logar on Monday evening, a number of Logar residents claimed.
The residents, who talked to TOLOnews on Tuesday, also claimed that the airstrike left 11 civilians wounded. They said that children were also among the victims.
An Army Commander in Logar, Colonel Abdul Matin Hassankhail, said the airstrike targeted a Taliban gathering in Kamalkhail village on the outskirts of Pul-e-Alam, the center of Logar, which killed 25 Taliban members including their key commanders and wounded 11 others.
Colonel Hassankhail did not reject civilian casualties in the airstrike and said there might be some civilians at the Taliban gathering.
The Ministry of Interior Affairs said in a statement that the airstrike in Kamalkhail village in Logar killed 22 Taliban fighters, including their key commander Nematulah.
Taliban has claimed that the airstrike has left 24 civilians dead and 10 others wounded.
This comes after a sharp rise in civilian casualties in the Afghan conflict.
A fresh figure by Afghanistan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) indicates that 596 civilians were killed and 1,892 others were wounded in clashes between government forces and the Taliban and other attacks by militants in Afghanistan since the beginning of the current solar year which coincides with March 21, 2019.
The CEO of the AIHRC, Musa Mahmoodi, told TOLOnews on Monday that 733 of the victims are children who have either been killed or wounded in the conflicts during the period.
Special Forces seize up to 100 weapons of Taliban, 1000 rounds of ammunition in Logar
[KhaamaPress] The Afghan Special Forces seized up to 100 weapons and 1000 rounds of ammunition during an operation in central Logar province.
The Special Operations Corps in a statement said the Special Forces seized the weapons and ammunition in Kharwar district of Logar.
The statement further added that the Special Forces confiscated 83 Ak-47s and 7 pistols during the operation.
Furthermore, the Special Operations Corps said the Special Forces also arrested three suspected militants during the same raid.