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2016-10-07 Afghanistan
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Taliban’s shadow governor for Kunduz killed during clashes
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 [Khaama (Afghanistan)] The shadow provincial governor of the Taliban group Mullah Abdul Salam was killed during festivities with the Afghan cops in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan.
According to the security officials, Mullah Salam was initially injured during festivities with the Afghan forces and departed this vale of tears after he was taken to the hospital Chardara district.
The Talibs group has not commented regarding the report so far.
The Talibs launched a coordinated attack on the strategic Kunduz city earlier this week with an aim to capture the control of the city but the Afghan forces managed to repulse the attack although sporadic festivities still continue in the outskirts of the city.
The Talibs have launched numerous attacks on Kunduz city since it was retaken by the Afghan Special Operations Forces earlier in the month of October.
The Taliban Lions of Islam were accused of horrific criminal activities after they seized control of the city, including murders, rape, kidnappings, use of civilians as shields, looting of public and private properties.
The Independent Human Rights Commission of Afghanistan said at least 50 non-combatants were killed and over 350 others were maimed.
However,
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the rights organization said the number could be relatively higher as AIHRC said their statistics was based on hospital reports and several others had not been taken to hospital after they were killed or injured.
More on Kunduz from the Nation (Pakistan)
KUNDUZ: More than 100 Taliban militants have been killed as clash between the hardliner Taliban group and government forces for the control of northern Kunduz city entered its fourth day on Thursday, police spokesman in the northern zone Mahfozullah Akbari said.
"Latest update on the situation in Kunduz city is that more than 100 rebels have been killed and scores more injured," Akbari told Xinhua.
Several bodies have been collected from different parts of the city and cleanup operation has been continuing to return law and order in the city, the official added.
However, he contended that the ongoing cleanup operation against militants has slowed down because the militants have been using the civilians as human shield to undermine the crackdown.
"Since the militants have been using civilians as human shields and have taken positions in residential houses therefore, the operations have been slowed down in order to protect the civilians," Akbari asserted.
Nevertheless, he stressed that the militants have been retreated from some areas in the city.
Taliban militants overrun parts of Kunduz city the capital of Kunduz province 250 km north of Kabul on Monday and the government forces have yet to dislodge militants and clean up the city from the insurgents.
During the operations against militants, according Akbari, four security personnel have been killed and eight others injured.
However, Taliban outfit in contact with media, besides claiming inflicting huge casualties to the government forces also insisted the militants are in control of major parts of the embattled Kunduz city.
Although there is no official statistic about civilians' casualties over the past four days of war in Kunduz, the Kunduz residents say that hundreds of thousands of families have been stranded in their houses due to relentless firing.
"We have no power, no water and even no food," Azizullah of Kunduz city told Xinhua.
He also noted that many families are looking for ceasefire to leave their houses for safer places, but so far no sign of halting hostility is in sight. 
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Posted by Fred 2016-10-07 00:00||
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