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Taliban key commander among 8 killed in northern Afghanistan
MAIMANA, Afghanistan, Dec 5, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – A total of eight
militants including a Taliban key commander Qari Hamidullah were killed in
the northern Faryab province on Wednesday, army spokesman in the northern
region Abdul Hadi Jamal said.
“Acting upon intelligence report, the security forces targeted a Taliban
hideout in Qurghan district today in the morning, killing eight rebels
including Taliban key commander Qari Hamidullah and his deputy Mistary
Mahmoud on the spot,” Jamal told Xinhua.
Twelve more including 10 militants and two security personnel were injured,
the official added.
The operation, which began late on Tuesday night in Andkhoi and Qurghan
districts, would continue until the area was cleared of the insurgents, Jamal
said.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of the restive Faryab province
with Maimana as its capital have yet to make comments.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1816 hrs