LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Jan. 12 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban key commander Mawlawi Atiqullah was among 12 killed after aircrafts pounded militants' positions in Garmsir district of the southern Helmand province on early Thursday, said a statement of provincial government released here.
The strike was conducted when the militants were busy to organize attacks on government interests, according to the statement.
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