MAIMANA (Pajhwok): A Taliban-designated district chief and five other rebels have been killed in the Pashtoonkot district of northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Sunday.
Governor Syed Anwar Sadattold Pajhwok Afghan News Damla Noorul Haq, the shadow district chief, was hit by a mortar shell fired by the army in Khwaja Musa area on Saturday night.
He said five associates of the Taliban district chief were also killed during.Noorul Haq had recently warned the government of torchingoil tankers and cutting power cables if the . . .
