( CNN ) -- A senior Pakistani Taliban leader was killed in a NATO airstrike in Afghanistan 's volatile northern Kunar province , the NATO-led coalition said Saturday . Maulawi Dadullah was one of several insurgents killed Friday in an airstrike in Kunar 's Shigal wa Sheltan district , according to a statement released by the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force . Dadullah , also known as Jamal , was responsible for moving fighters and weapons through the area , ISAF said . Dadullah also coordinated attacks against Afghan and coalition forces , fighters and weapons , according to ISAF . Dadullah 's deputy , identified only as Shakir , was also killed in the airstrike , the coalition said . Pakistani Taliban spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan said by telephone from an undisclosed location that Dadullah was one of a dozen fighters killed in the airstrike . No civilians were injured and no property was damaged in the airstrike , ISAF said . The coalition did not say how it identified Dadullah nor did it release details about how the airstrike occurred . CNN 's Reza Sayah contributed to this report .
NEW : Pakistani Taliban official denies involvement . A senior Pakistani Taliban official was killed in a US airstrike in Afghanistan , officials say . Maulawi Dadullah was killed in a raid in the Kunar province , officials say . The airstrike also killed Dadullah 's deputy , ISAF officials say .