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Afghanistan: Senior Taliban commander killed in drone strike
Kabul, Apr 12 (IBNS) A drone strike in Afghanistan's eastern Kunar province has killed three people on Sunday, media reports said.
According to reports, the deceased included a senior Taliban commander.
Abdul Habib Sayedkhili, police chief of Kunar province was quoted as saying by Khaama Press that the drone targeted militant hideouts in Dara-i-Pech District around 06:00 AM this morning.
He told the news agency that three Taliban including Mullah Abid, a senior commander of the group, were killed in the strike.
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