Afghan and NATO-led troops killed 14 suspected insurgents including two of their leaders in separate operations, officials said Monday. Mullah Anwar, a Taliban commander and 12 of his fighters were killed in Khogyani district of the eastern province of Nangarhar on Sunday, said Ali Shah Paktiawal, the provincial police chief. NATO also confirmed the death of Anwar, but said in a statement that the operation took place on Friday, according to a report of the German Press Agency "DPA." A NATO airstrike also killed a suspected Taliban commander in Pul-e-Alam, the provincial capital for central province of Logar, the alliance said. Abdul Bari, who allegedly facilitated the supply of weapons and vehicles on behalf of the Taliban leadership in the region, was travelling in a vehicle on Sunday when he was killed by the airstrike, it said.
