KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Feb 4 (Reuters) - NATO forces killed a Taliban commander in southern Afghanistan on Sunday during an offensive to retake a town from the militants, residents said.

The commander, Mullah Ghafour, was killed along with an unknown number of Taliban fighters in in an air strike targetting his vehicle near Musa Qala in Helmand province, they said.

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