Senior Taliban commander killed in east Afghanistan

A senior commander of the Taliban militant group has been killed during an operation conducted by security forces in Afghanistan’s eastern province of Parwan.

“During a special operation of Afghan National Police, deputy Taliban so-called district governor for Shinwari district of Parwan Province, named Alamuddin, was killed,” the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a statement.

According to the statement, the operation was carried out in the Daraz Gard village of Shinwari on Saturday evening.

“Alamuddin was involved in many terrorist and destructive activities in this district and other areas of Parwan,” the statement said.

The Taliban has not made any comment about the incident so far.

Parwan is among the volatile provinces in Afghanistan where anti-government militants are actively operating and carrying out acts of terror against civilians and security forces.

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