Afghan Forces Kill Taliban Shadow Governor – Interior Ministry

Taliban so-called governor and deputy governor for Kandahar province named Haji Lala and Ahmad Shah Hemat were killed along with 43 other armed Taliban militants as a result special operation of government forces, according to the Afghanistan's Interior Ministry.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The so-called governor of the Taliban movement for the Afghan Kandahar province has been killed during a special operation of the government forces, the country’s Interior Ministry announced Monday.

"As a result of this joint operation, Taliban so-called governor and deputy governor for Kandahar province named Haji Lala and Ahmad Shah Hemat [were] killed along [with] 43 other armed Taliban [militants]," the ministry said in a statement.

The special joint operation of Police Crisis Response Unit and Afghan National Army was held in the Kata Sang village on Sunday.

According to the statement, the joint forces have also discovered and seized ammunition during the six-hour operation.

Formed in the 1990s, the Taliban seeks to enforce Sharia law in Afghanistan and neighboring Pakistan. The group is notorious for numerous terrorist attacks against authorities and civilians in both countries.