...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
group for Hesarak district of eastern Nangarhar
The unfortunate Afghan province located adjacent to Mohmand, Kurram, and Khyber Agencies. The capital is Jalalabad. The province was the fief of Younus Khalis after the Soviets departed and one of his sons is the current provincial Taliban commander. Nangarhar is Haqqani country..
province was killed in an
of the U.S.-led coalition forces.The provincial government media office in a statement said Taliban’s shadow district chief for Hesarak Abdul Jabar was killed in a dronezap on Saturday night.
The statement further added that the airstrike was carried out in the vicinity of Jokan area of Hesarak district and as a result Taliban’s shadow district governor was killed along with his six accomplices.
Jabar was travelling in a 4×4 vehicle with his accomplices when he came under the airstrike, the provincial government added in its statement.
According to Nangarhar governor’s office, the local residents have not suffered any casualty during the air raid.