FARAH (Pajhwok): Five Taliban militants, including a local commander, have been killed in a US drone strike in the Khak-i-Safid district of western Farah province, an official said on Saturday.
District chief Abdul Khaliq Noorzai told Pajhwok Afghan News the drone strike took place on Friday afternoon in Diwal-i-Surkh locality.
He said was Haji Jabbar, a key Taliban commander in the area, among the dead. The Taliban have not yet commented on the drone strike.
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