A US drone strike has killed six Taliban insurgents in Chaparhar district of eastern Nangarhar province.
Hazrat Hussain Mashriqiwal, spokesman for the provincial police headquarters says Nawab, a Taliban commander in the area was among the ones killed.
He said that the attack took place in Trili area of the district last night.
Mashriqiwal added that there were no civilian casualties in the strike.
