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| Afghanistan |
| Taliban commander detained in Kundoz province |
| 2015-11-18 |
| The National Directorate of Security (NDS) – Afghanistan’s intelligence agency has detained the military commander of Taliban for Qala-i-Zal District of northern Kundoz province. Commander Qari Sharifullah was arrested along with his deputy Zia-ud-din after a brief clash with NDS personnel in Mazar-e-Sharif, the provincial capital of Balkh province. A statement released by NDS on Tuesday states that the arrested Taliban were involved in armed clashes in Qala-e-Zal and Chahar Dara districts, and the provincial capital of Kundoz province. Qari sharifullah was in Mazar-e-Sharif for treatment after sustaining injuries in Kundoz province. The arrested Taliban admit to have planted several landmines for targeting security forces besides other terrorist activities. Kundoz saw some of its worst security recently. Militants stormed the provincial capital and staged attacks against security forces in Qala-i-Zal, Chahar Dara and other areas. However, Taliban soon lost most of the seized areas back to security forces with heavy casualties. |
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