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14 Taliban captured in N. Afghanistan

Xinhua, January 30, 2016 Adjust font size:

A total of 14 members of Taliban militant group have been captured in Darqad district of Afghanistan's northern province of Takhar, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) said on Saturday.

"A Taliban shadow judge named Najib-ul-Rhaman and Mullah Shukrullah Taliban's shadow mayor for Darqad district have been captured along with 12 other militants following a recent military operation carried out by NDS personnel in the district," NDS, the country's national spy agency, said in a statement.

One AK-47 rifle, a machine gun and 12 rounds of Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) were among other ammunition seized in the raid, the statement said.

The district has been the scene of sporadic clashes between the Taliban and government soldiers since Jan. 10 when Afghan security forces recaptured the district bordering Tajikistan.

The Taliban ran over the district in October last year.

The militant group has yet to make comments. Enditem