LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Oct. 6 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban key commander in former Taliban stronghold of the southern Helmand province has been killed, provincial governor Hayatullah Yahat said on Thursday.
"The notorious commander of Taliban rebels in Helmand province Sardar Mohammad alias Mullah Eqdam who was commanding Taliban fighters to capture Helmand has been killed," governor Hayat told Xinhua.
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