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Urgent: Drone strike kills key Taliban commander, 4 others in N. Afghanistan: official

Xinhua, June 21, 2016 Adjust font size:

A key Taliban commander Mullah Gul Khan alias Khanjar (sword) along with four of his bodyguards were killed as an unmanned plane struck their hideout in Imam Sahib district of the northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, provincial police chief Mohammad Qasim Jangalbagh said. Endit