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Taliban key commander among 21 killed in N. Afghanistan
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Oct 22, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – A Taliban key commander
Mullah Mansoor, the military operational chief of the Taliban outfit, was
among 21 armed insurgents who have been killed in northern Afghanistan’s
Kunduz province, an army spokesman in the northern region Ghulam Hazrat
Karimi said Monday.
“Mullah Mansoor, the military operational chief of Taliban in Kunduz
province and deputy to shadow district governor of Imam Sahib district are
among 21 rebels who have been killed in crackdown against Taliban since
Sunday night,” Karimi told Xinhua.
About 30 more militants have been injured and the Taliban fighters have
been expelled from several villages in Imam Sahib district over the past
several hours, the official asserted without commenting on security forces
casualties.
Meanwhile, Mahboubullah Sayedi, the governor of Imam Sahib district has
confirmed that three security forces had been killed and six others injured
since the clash erupted in the district late on Sunday.
However, villagers have reported killing four civilians including women
and children and injuring five others due to the ongoing fighting in Imam
Sahib district of Kunduz province.
Taliban militants haven’t commented.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1928 hrs