The Taliban have confirmed the targeted killing of Afghan pilots. The number of Afghan pilots shot dead has risen to seven in recent times. US officials say the Taliban are targeting pilots because they do not have air power. The foreign news agency says Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid has confirmed the targeted killing of Afghan pilots and said that the policy of killing Afghan pilots has been adopted because they all bomb their own people. The Afghan government has not disclosed the number of pilots killed. A senior Afghan official says Afghan pilots are at the top of the Taliban’s hit list because US and NATO-trained Afghan fighter pilots are the country’s most valuable asset. According to US and Afghan officials, the lives of these pilots are more at risk outside the airbase than in air missions, and measures are being taken to protect Afghan pilots and their families. Stay tuned to Baaghi tv for latest news and updates!