"VAN" (Ahmad Farhad Shaheer - Afghanistan) :: A local leader of the Taliban group has been killed together with 7 other militants during the operations of the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces in southern Helmand province. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) in a statement said the Taliban leader Qari Janan was killed in Highway 601 in Balochan area located in the outskirts of the provincial capital. The statement further added that five militants also sustained injuries during the same operations. At least eight hideouts were also destroyed and some improvised explosive devices which were planted by the militants in Balochan, Gul Agha, Asadullah and Kochian areas were discovered and defused, the statement by the Ministry of Interior added. The anti-government armed militant groups including Taliban have not commented regarding the operations so far.
On Tue, Oct 20, 2026