The Afghan Special Forces conducted a raid in Sabari District of Khost Province on March 4 killing a Taliban ‘commander’, reports Khamma Press.
The Afghan Intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS), announced on March 7 that one of the main architects of the attack on 215th Maiwand Corps on March 1 (at least 23 Afghan soldiers were killed) has been killed during an operation of the NDS Special Forces in Nawzad District of Helmand Province. The National Directorate of Security in a statement said the operation was conducted in the vicinity of Nawzad District and added that one of the architects of the attack was killed and seven others were arrested during the operation. According to National Directorate of Security, the detained suspects were identified as Gul Agha son of Noor Mohammad, Mohammad Reza son of Gul Mohammad, Nemat son of Majnoon Agha, Mohammad Sadiq son of Haji Amanullah, Abdul Basir son of Nemat, Esmatulah son of Haji Mohammad Shah, and Khan Mohammad son of Lal Mohammad. The NDS Special Forces also confiscated some weapons during the same operation, the National Directorate of Security said.