Taliban commander Hafiz Qudrat and Saif-ul-Jihad, Taliban’s economic commission chief killed in Special Forces raids

Taliban commander Hafiz Qudrat, Saif-ul-Jihad, Taliban’s economic commission chief killed in Special Forces raids

By Khaama Press / in Afghanistan / 

The Special Forces conducted night raids in Ghazni province on Wednesday triggering heavy clashes which continued until 1:30 am on Thursday.

The Provincial Governor’s Office said in a statement that the Special Forces conducted the raids in Nogha, Qarabaghi and Dagha areas located in the outskirts of Ghazni city, close to Gabru area of Andar district.

The statement further added that the Special Forces killed 21 Taliban militants including Qari Esmat alias Saif-ul-Jihad, the shadow economic commission chief of Taliban.

Furthermore, the Ghazni Govenror’s Office said the security forces and local residents did not suffer casualties during the operations.

The Special Forces also confiscated 8 motorcycles and various weapons and munitions during the operations.

The Taliban group has not commented regarding the raids so far.

Taliban commander Hafiz Qudrat and his comrades killed in Farah airstrike

An airstrike killed a Taliban commander and his comrades in western Farah province of Afghanistan, the Special Operations Corps said.

According to a statement released by Special Operations, the security forces conducted the airstrike in Todanak area of Bala Bolok district.

The statement further added that the airstrike killed Hafiz Qudrat, one of the commanders of Taliban in Farah province.

Furthermore, the Special Operations Corps said the airstrike also killed five comrades fo Hafiz Qudrat.

14 Taliban militants killed, multiple weapons caches destroyed in airstrikes, Special Forces raids

The Special Forces conducted various airstrikes and special operations across the country in the past 24 hours killing at least 14 Taliban militants and destroying multiple caches of weapons.

The informed military sources said Thursday that the Afghan Special Forces destroyed a weapons cache of Taliban during a raid in Kharwar district of Logar.

The sources further added that the Special Forces destroyed another weapons cache and killed 2 Taliban militants during a similar raid in Baraki Barak district of Logar.

Furthermore, the security forces conducted multiple airstrikes in Ghazni district of Ghazni province which killed 6 Taliban militants and destroyed a large cache of weapons.

The Special Forces also conducted separate operations in Pusht-e Rod district of Farah and Almar district of Faryab killing a Taliban militant and destroying a weapons cache.

Meanwhile, an airstrike destroyed a small weapons cache in Maiwand district of Helmand and a similar raid killed a Taliban fighter in Kajaki district of Helmand.

An airstrike also destroyed a weapons cache in Khash Rod district of Nimroz while the Special Forces killed a Taliban militant and destroyed a small weapons cache during a patrol in Bermal district of Paktika.