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Taliban shadowy district governor detained in N. Afghanistan

Xinhua, March 16, 2016 Adjust font size:

Security forces identified and arrested a Taliban shadowy district governor in northern Baghlan province with Pul-e-Khumri as its capital 160 km north of Kabul on Wednesday, police said.

"Mullah Nasir, the shadowy governor of Taliban group in Kashandi district of the Balkh province was captured by security personnel on a highway in Shamarq area of Baghlan province today morning," provincial police spokesman Jawed Basharat told Xinhua.

The arrested Taliban element Mullah Nasir was going from Balkh to Kabul onward to Pakistan through highway, the official said, adding security personnel, acting upon intelligence report, identified and arrested him.

Cleanup operations against Taliban in parts of Baghlan and Balkh provinces have forced several militants to flee their hideouts over the past couple of weeks.

Taliban militants have yet to make comments. Endit