Security forces’ ambush kills Taliban Commander in Kunduz province

“The security forces acting upon intelligence report organized an ambuscade against a group of Taliban in Bagh-e-Shirkat area Tuesday morning killing their commander Mawlawi Abdul Qahar on the spot and injuring three others,” Qasim Jangalbagh told reporters here.

Moreover, a key Taliban commander, Mullah Ashrafullah, in a separate attack of security forces was killed as a pilotless plane targeted a Taliban hideout in Ghazi Abad district of Kunar province on Tuesday, provincial police chief Abdul Habib Sayedkhili said.

Taliban militants who are active in parts of Kunduz province have yet to make comment.