At least twenty five Taliban insurgents were killed or wounded during the air strikes in southern Helmand (province of Afghanistan), the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Monday. The three local Taliban commanders killed during the air strikes have been identified as Mullah Khaliqdad, Mullah Musafir, and Khayal Mohammad, MoD added. The air strikes targeted the hideouts of the insurgents that led to the casualties to the Taliban insurgents and four hideouts of the group were destroyed in total. The anti-government armed militant groups have not commented regarding the report so far. Helmand remains one of the most volatile provinces in southern Afghanistan since the fall of the Taliban regime in 2001 where terrorist related incidents are frequently reported from its various districts.
