Australian defense force said on Wednesday that Australian troops killed a senior Taliban commander in Afghanistan in an operation to disrupt insurgent activity, Xinhua reported.
The latest operation has been expected to disrupt the effectiveness of insurgent activity in the Deh Rafshan region for a number of months to come, defense said in a statement.
Chief of joint operations, Lieutenant-General Mark Evans, said the counter-insurgency strategy being employed by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization-led (NATO) coalition has been having a degrading effect on Taliban leadership and their ability to conduct coherent operations.
"Coalition forces have been disrupting the insurgents' ability to command and control operations," Chief of joint operations, Lieutenant-General Mark Evans said.
According to Evans, the result of this constant targeting was that the Taliban were not able to readily coordinate attacks on coalition forces until replacement leaders are recruited and they can rebuild their knowledge and skills.
Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has announced last month that Australia's troop commitment in Afghanistan will increase from 1,100 to 1,550.
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