Three Taliban militants were killed as their mine exploded prematurely in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province, the Afghan Interior Ministry said in a press released on Tuesday.
"A group of militants were busy in planting a mine on the road in Nahr-e-Sufi village, Chardara district Monday afternoon when the device went off prematurely killing three on the spot," the press release added.
Taliban militants have yet to make comment, Xinhua reported.
Chardara district in Kunduz province has been regarded as the hotbed of Taliban militants in north Afghanistan.