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Afghanistan: Premature bomb explosion leaves five Taliban terrorists killed

| @indiablooms | Feb 09, 2020, at 03:39 pm

Kabul/IBNS: A premature bomb explosion in north Afghanistan left at least five Taliban terrorists killed, media reports said.

The deceased people included a key sharp-shooter of the terror group.

According to a statement released by Special Operations Corps, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) went off prematurely among Taliban militants in northern Sar-e-Pul province which killed 5 Taliban militants, reported Khaama Press.

The statement further added that the bomb exploded among Taliban militants in Sayad district, killing five Taliban militants including Bismillah alias Farahuddin, one of the sharp-shooters (snipers) of the group, reported the news agency.

The Taliban group did not comment on the issue.

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