KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Sept. 4 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban key commander Qari Sayed Yasin alias Zulfiqar was among 13 militants that have been killed in Chardara district of the northern Afghan province of Kunduz on Monday, army spokesman Abdul Khalil said.
"In the latest crackdown against militants in Eisa Khil area of Chardara district which began early today morning, a Taliban notorious commander Qari Sayed Yasin alias Zulfiqar along with 12 of his armed fighters have been killed," Khalil told Xinhua.
The physical elimination of Zulfiqar, according to the official, could prove a major setback to the Taliban insurgents in Kunduz and the neighboring Takhar and Baghlan provinces.
Taliban militants who are in control of parts of the restive Chardara district and the neighboring Dasht-e-Archi and Qala-e-Zal districts have not commented on the crackdown.
