Afghan forces kill 2 including Taliban shadowy district governor

Afghan forces kill 2 including Taliban shadowy district governor
Afghan security forces backed by NATO-led troops raided a Taliban hideout in Kunar province 165 km east of Afghan capital Kabul on Thursday killing two insurgents including a shadowy district governor, a local official said. "National police with the support of NATO-led forces stormed a Taliban hideout in Manogai district early this morning killing Taliban shadowy district governor namely Ahmad Shah along with his bodyguard," provincial police chief Niaz Mohammad Nazari told Xinhua.

With elimination of the Taliban shadowy district governor, the security will be further improved in Manogai and surrounding areas, he said.

Taliban militants fighting Afghan and NATO-led troops have yet to make comment.

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English.news.cn   2011-12-08 19:02:58              
ASSADABAD, Afghanistan, Dec. 8 (Xinhua)