LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan (Reuters) - A senior Taliban leader identified by Afghan authorities as a shadow governor of the southern province of Helmand has been killed by security forces, officials said on Tuesday, although the Taliban immediately denied the report.
The report came days after Taliban leader Mullah Akhtar Mansour was killed by a U.S. air strike in south western Pakistan.
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