KABUL on Monday confirmed the killing of the group’s governor for northern Kunduz province in a US drone strike.
Mullah Abdul Salam, the Taliban shadow governor for Kunduz, was killed on Feburuary 26 in the drone strike in Dasht-i-Archi district.
Governor Asadullah Umarkhel said the killing of Salam was a huge setback for the insurgent movement and would dent the fighters’ morale.
Salam is believed to have played a key role in the . . .
