Key Taliban commander among 4 killed in northern Afghan province

TEHRAN (defapress) – Four militants, including a Taliban key commander, were killed in Qala-e-Zal district of Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province on Sunday, a local official said.

News ID: 65888

Date: 10 September 2017 - 14:24

"The security forces launched coordinated offensive on Taliban hideout in Ghushi village of Qala-e-Zal district early Sunday, killing four rebels including their notorious commander Mawlawi Ismael on the spot," district governor Abdul Momin told Xinhua.

Two more militants sustained injuries in the fighting, the official asserted.

Taliban militants are yet to make comment.