Kabul: The Ministry of Interior Affairs on Sunday released a list of 70 Taliban commanders killed in Afghanistan's war-torn provinces of Helmand and Kandahar in operations carried out by Afghan forces in response to attacks by the group that started more than a month ago, reported TOLO News.
Presenting the list to reporters, Interior Affairs Ministry's spokesman Tariq Arian also said that 152 Pakistani fighters were killed in Helmand province.
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According to the ministry, 20 of the Taliban commanders belonged from various parts of Helmand and were leading groups of 45-100 members.
Rahmatullah, Habibullah, Mawlawi Musa Jan, Qari Mohammad, Rohullah, Mullah Nek Mohammad, Atiqullah, Mullah Sardar, Mullah Anargul, Wali Mohammad, Mullah Idris, Mullah Samad, Sharifullah, Mullah Mohammad Isa and Mullah Amanullah are the Taliban commanders killed in Helmand, according to the data.
The list also described that 10 commanders killed in Helmand came from Uruzgan, Kandahar and Ghazni to help their fighters in Helmand.
