Fifteen Taliban militants were killed and eight others were in injured in separate operations conducted with the support of the Artillery Units and the Air Forces in Bala Bolok and Khak Safid Districts of Farah Province (break-down not specified), reports Khaama Press on October 7. Several ‘commanders’ of the Taliban militants, including Haji Bari Jan, Mullah Nafih, Mullah Satar, and Mullah Mohammad Hassan were among those killed.