{"id":9082,"date":"2020-05-05T13:17:11","date_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/9082-16-taliban-terrorists-killed-in-air-strike-in-northern-afghanistan\/"},"modified":"2020-05-05T13:17:11","modified_gmt":"2020-05-05T13:17:11","slug":"16-taliban-terrorists-killed-in-air-strike-in-northern-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/world\/9082-16-taliban-terrorists-killed-in-air-strike-in-northern-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"16 Taliban terrorists killed in air strike in northern Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Afghan army announced that at least 16 Taliban terrorist fighters were killed in an air strike in Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>  <!--more-->  <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p>The Afghan army announced that at least 16 Taliban terrorist fighters were killed in an air strike in Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan.<\/p>\n<p>A statement issued by 209 Shaheen Corps, according to the Afghan news agency (Khaama Press), stated that a prominent Taliban leader named &#8220;Mullah Yaqoub Ilyas Mansour&#8221; was holding a meeting in the Koshinda district of Balkh province when the Afghan air force launched an air strike based on intelligence information, killing 16 gunmen, including the leader.<\/p>\n<p>The statement did not reveal more information in this regard, but added that more details about the raid will be revealed later.<\/p>\n<p>For its part, the Taliban movement has not commented on this statement yet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Afghan army announced that at least 16 Taliban terrorist fighters were killed in an air strike in Balkh province, in northern Afghanistan. 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