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Taliban commander killed, 3 injured in N. Afghanistan

Xinhua, September 8, 2015 Adjust font size:

A Taliban group commander was killed and three others injured as security forces ambushed a group of militants in Kunduz province with Kunduz city as its capital, 250 km north of Kabul, on Tuesday, provincial police chief said.

"The security forces acting upon intelligence report organized an ambuscade against a group of Taliban in Bagh-e-Shirkat area Tuesday morning killing their commander Mawlawi Abdul Qahar on the spot and injuring three others," Qasim Jangalbagh told reporters here.

Taliban militants who are active in parts of Kunduz province have yet to make comment. Endi