13 Taliban members killed in Paktika province of Afghanistan

13 Taliban members have been killed in Paktika province of Afghanistan in an operation by National Directorate of Security (NDS) Special Forces, according to local media reports.

The Special Forces conducted an operation against a gathering of Taliban in Khairbin Village of Yousuf Khel district in Paktika. The deceased reportedly included some of the top key commanders of the Taliban and one foreign national.

It has been reported that the National Directorate of Security said the Special Forces killed Qari Khalid, Taliban's military chief for Sharan, Sanaullah alias Obaida, the intelligence chief of Taliban for Sharan, Qari Ghairat, top Taliban commander leading a group of 32 militants. The National Directorate of Security also added that Qari Ghairat was the brother of Zia-ul-Haq Madani, Taliban's shadow district chief for Mata Khan district.