MAZAR-I-SHARIF, Afghanistan, Nov. 30 (Xinhua) -- Five militants including a local Taliban commander Gul Nabi have been confirmed dead after the security forces stormed the armed outfit's hideout in Charbolak district of the northern Balkh province on Friday, army spokesman in the northern region Mohammad Hanif Rezai said Saturday.
Acting on tipoff, the security forces' artillery targeted the Taliban group's hideout in Charbolak district on Friday evening, killing five armed insurgents including their commander Gul Nabi on the spot, the official asserted.
Without providing more details, Rezai stated that the security forces would continue to strike the insurgents elsewhere in the country.
Taliban militants who are operational in parts of Balkh province with Mazar-i-Sharif as its capital 305 km north of Kabul haven't commented.
