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Urgent: Taliban shadow governor killed in northern Afghan airstrike

Xinhua, April 19, 2017 Adjust font size:

A Taliban shadow governor was killed together with six other militants after Afghan air force struck a militant hideout in the northern province of Baghlan overnight, a local official said Wednesday. Endit