A Taliban leader called Janan has been killed in a joint Afghan and Nato troops operation in southern Helmand Saturday, Isaf said.
"Afghan and coalition forces conducted a security operation resulting in the death of a Taliban leader, Janan, in Nad 'Ali district, Helmand province, yesterday," Isaf said in a statement Sunday.
Janan was responsible for directing and executing multiple attacks and kidnappings targeting security forces in Helmand province. He used improvised explosive devices, rockets and small arms fire during his attacks, Isaf added.
Five other insurgents were killed Sunday in a separate joint operation in search of a Taliban leader in Panjwa'i district of southern Kandahar province, Isaf said.
The Taliban leader is believed to be in charge of a large cell of insurgent fighters known for conducting attacks against Afghan and coalition forces, it added.
Meanwhile, the Afghan Ministry of Interior in a statement Sunday said that in Afghan joint operations in the past day at least three Taliban insurgents had been killed and 20 others captured.
The operations were conducted in Bamyan, Badakhshan, Uruzgan, Maidan Wardak, Logar, Paktika and Helmand provinces, it said.
Also, during these operations, Afghan National Police discovered and confiscated some amount of light and heavy rounds ammunitions and IEDs, the MOI statement said.