Five Taliban militants including their commander were killed as a mine went off prematurely in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Friday, spokesman for provincial administration Mahboobullah Sayedi said Saturday, Xinhua reported.
"Taliban commander Mullah Sharafudin alias Shahabudin along with four of his bodyguards were killed while a mine they wanted to plant on a road in Dasht-e-Archi district exploded prematurely killing five on the spot," Sayedi told Xinhua.
He also added that Mullah Sharafudin had served as district chief from Taliban side.
Taliban militants have yet to make comment.
Earlier on Thrusday Kunduz governor Mohammad Omar said that Taliban shadowy governor Mullah Abdul Salam and the outfit's key commander in the neighboring Baghlan province Mullah Mohammad were recently arrested in Pakistan.