US: Strikes Killed More Than 70 Senior Taliban Leaders

The U.S. military in Afghanistan says it has killed more than 70 senior Taliban leaders this month in a series of "precision" strikes, dealing a major blow to the insurgency. An official announcement Wednesday listed details of the strikes conducted over a 10-day period starting from May 17 and hitting targets mostly around the southern Afghan province of Helmand. "The strikes represent one of the largest blows to Taliban leadership in the last year. The cumulative...

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