Nine Taliban Members Including 3 Senior Commanders Killed in Takhar
KABUL: (Middle East Press) clashes between Taliban militants and Afghan forces left at least nine Taliban militants including three senior commanders of the group killed in northeastern Takhar province, local officials said Thursday.
The clashes had erupted in Khwaja Bahauddin district which started few days earlier.
Provincial governor spokesman Sanatullah Temor confirmed that three commanders of the Taliban militants were killed and the group’s shadow district governor was injured during the clashes.
Meanwhile, a police official in Takhar said the Afghan security forces have started clearing operations to recapture parts of Darqad district which fell to Taliban control earlier.
He said at least four members of the Afghan national police sustained injuries during the operations.
Takhar is among the relatively peaceful provinces in northeastern Afghanistan however the anti-government armed militants have recently increased their insurgency activities in parts it during the recent months.
