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Roundup: Afghan forces capture Taliban shadowy governor, kill key commander in 2 days

Xinhua, November 3, 2015 Adjust font size:

The Afghan government forces in crackdown against militants have captured a Taliban shadowy governor and killed a key commander in the eastern region of the militancy-plagued country over the past two days.

In the latest crackdown against Taliban outfit, National Directorate for Security (NDS) or the country's intelligence agency have captured Taliban shadowy governor for the eastern Laghman province, Aminuallah Kuchi in the eastern Nangarhar province, the spy agency said in a statement released here Tuesday.

"Personnel of NDS have captured the shadowy governor of Taliban for Laghman province Aminuallah Kuchi along with two of his bodyguards in Behsoud district of Nangarhar province," the statement said.

The arrested man, according to the statement had served as Taliban shadowy governor in Khost, Balkh and Laghman provinces over the past 10 years.

Kuchi had been involved in organizing subversive activities and killings countless number of people over the past decade and his arrest is a major setback to the militants, the statement asserted.

A day earlier on Monday, a Taliban key commander along with one of his bodyguard was killed after the security forces stormed their hideout outside Ghazni city the capital of the eastern Ghazni province.

"Taliban key commander Qari Ahmadullah alias Bilal along with his bodyguard were killed after clash erupted in Qala-e-Qazi neighborhood outside provincial capital Ghazni city on Monday morning," Mohammad Aman Hamim the governor of Ghazni province told Xinhua.

Qari Ahmadullah, according to the official and local people of Ghazni, was a notorious commander of Taliban outfit who was involved in organizing terrorist attacks and planting mines on the roads to target security forces vehicles and security personnel.

The physical elimination of Qari Ahmadullah, according to Ghazni's governor, is a major blow to the Taliban and would demoralize the militants in Ghazni's neighboring Wardak, Kandahar and Paktika provinces.

Taliban militants who have intensified activities since April and so far have captured few districts are yet to make comment.

Warring sides in Afghanistan typically doing their best to gain more grounds and consolidate their footholds ahead of harsh winter and snowfall in the mountainous central Asian country. Enditem