An Afghan policeman checks a vehicle during a military operation in Saripul province, Afghanistan, June 8, 2017. Three militants including a Taliban group commander were killed and two others injured after their explosive device went off prematurely in the northern Saripul province on Wednesday, said a statement of Interior Ministry released here.(Xinhua/Mohammad Jan Aria)
KABUL, June 7 (Xinhua) -- Three militants including a Taliban group commander were killed and two others injured after their explosive device went off prematurely in the northern Saripul province on Wednesday, said a statement of Interior Ministry.
According to the statement, a group of Taliban militants was busy in planting a mine on a road in Sozma Qala district in the morning when the device exploded accidentally, killing three rebels on the spot including their commander Qari Zukrullah alias Talha and injuring two others.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of Saripul province and largely relying on suicide and roadside bombings haven't commented on the subject.
