Four Haqqani commanders killed after eastern Afghan district falls to Taliban

摘要

Four commanders of the Taliban-linked Haqqani Network were killed in an Afghan Air Force strike in the eastern Afghan province of Paktia on 29 August, according to provincial officials. The senior leaders of the militant group, identified as Abdul Wali, Kakai, Khaibar and Matiul-lah, were targeted after Taliban and Haqqani Network fighters overran the strategic Paktia district of Janikhail (also spelled Jani Khel) on 26 August.