Six members of the al-Qaeda network were killed in Helmand

The 215th Maiwand Corps says six al-Qaeda members were killed in an airstrike in Helmand province.

Al-Qaeda fighters were killed yesterday in an airstrike by ANA forces on a Taliban hideout in Helmand’s Nawa district, the statement said.

The members of the al-Qaeda network were residents of Pakistan’s Punjab and Waziristan provinces, the statement added.

According to statement, Mullah Shafiq, a Taliban commander and eight members of the group were also killed in the operation.

The Taliban have not yet commented.