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Afghanistan: Taliban commander among four killed in IED explosion

India Blooms News Service | | Nov 08, 2016, at 05:16 pm

Kabul, Nov 8 (IBNS): A Taliban commander was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast, planted by his own men, in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, reports said.

Local Khaama Press quoted the Afghan Ministry of Defence as saying that the explosion left three others dead too.

The incident took place in the province's Dasht-e-Archi district.

The commander has been identified as Tofan.

The Taliban is yet to comment on the report

# Afghanistan #Taliban #IED Blast #Commander killed #Tofan

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