Afghan forces kill 3 Taliban including group commander

Afghan forces kill 3 Taliban including group commander

Three Taliban insurgents including a group commander were killed as police raided their hideouts in Dashti-Archi district of Kunduz province 250 km north of capital city Kabul on Saturday, a local official said. "Police raided Taliban hideouts during an operation, killing three Taliban rebels including their group commander Mullah Mansoor this morning," Shikh Saadi, the governor of Dashti-Archi district told Xinhua.

He did not say if there were any casualties on the police side.

However, he termed Mullah Mansoor as a "notorious insurgent" commander, saying Mansoor was involved in several subversive activities including killing civilians and security personnel.

Taliban have yet to make comment.

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KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Oct. 1 (Xinhua)