Afghan and NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) killed an anti-government militant during a joint operation in the Afghan capital Kabul, said a statement of the alliance released on Sunday, Xinhua reported.
"Afghan and coalition force killed one armed insurgent in Kabul," the statement said, without mentioning the exact date of the operation and nationality of killed man.
However, it said that the insurgent was targeted and killed in Musahi district outside Kabul.
It also said that the killed insurgent belonged to a network that was planning double suicide bombing attacks in Kabul city.
Taliban militants who often target Kabul and other Afghan cities have yet to make comment.