Kabul police spokesman Ferdaws Faramarz has announced that the Afghan security forces have taken out a leading Taliban commander, Maulavi Siddiqullah. He was killed in the Surobi district of Kabul after joint forces launched an operation to find him. This comes in response to heighted recent attacks, and the Taliban have yet to comment on the death of their commander.
Source: https://www.khaama.com/key-taliban-commander-killed-in-kabul-098567/