Taliban’s provincial council chief, Mullah Hamza, killed in Helmand

The shadow provincial council chief of the Taliban group for southern Helmand province was killed during the ongoing clearance operations in the province.

The shadow provincial council chief of the Taliban group for southern Helmand province was killed during the ongoing clearance operations in the province.

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) said Mullah Hamza was among 34 militants killed during the operations conducted in Greshk, Marjah, Sangin and Nahr-e-Saraj districts.

According to a statement by MoD, the operations were conducted jointly by the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF) in the past 24 hours.

The statement further added that the operations are part of the annual offensive to suppress the insurgency activities of the anti-government armed militant groups.

Helmand is among the relatively volatile provinces in southern Afghanistan where anti-government armed militant groups are actively operating and frequently carry out insurgency activities.