A Taliban key commander Mullah Zalgai was killed in Kandahar province, south of Afghanistan, NATO statement said on Friday. 'Mullah Zalgai, the top Taliban commander for the Kandahar City area, was killed by Afghan-international forces in an operation in Zharay district last week,' the statement added. Zalgai directed insurgent activities in the Arghandab and Zharay districts, including Kandahar City, it said. Zalgai, according to the statement, had used explosives in nearly all of his operations and was directly responsible for multiple deaths in Kandahar city alone. Taliban militants have yet to make comment. Meantime, Hajji Wahid, a local in Zangabad area outside Kandahar city, told Xinhua that Mullah Zalgai, who survived several attacks, was killed during a night operation last week. 