KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, April 4 (Xinhua) -- Taliban key commander in the northern Kunduz province, Imamudin nickname Qari Bilal has been arrested, a local official Qudratullah Safi said Tuesday.
"Acting upon intelligence report, the security forces targeted a hideout of Taliban in Khanabad district and captured Taliban infamous commander Imamudin nickname Qari Bilal on Tuesday morning," Safi told Xinhua.
Qari Bilal has been involved in organizing series of attacks against government interests over the past couple of years and his capture could prove a major blow to the Taliban insurgents in Kunduz and adjoining Baghlan and Takhar provinces, the official asserted.
Meantime, Kunduz police in a statement released here confirmed the arrest of Qari Bilal and termed the arrest as a victory of security forces against armed militants in the restive province.
Taliban militants are yet to make comment on the report.
