Three Taliban militants including their commander were killed as foreign troops raided a compound in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz province Tuesday night, local police said Wednesday.
"Troops with the U.S. special forces during a search operation raided a compound in Chardara district late last night and killed three militants including their commander Baz Mohammad," Abdul Rahman Haqtash, deputy provincial police chief, told Xinhua.
Three other militants were arrested during the operation, he added.
Baz Mohammad, according to locals, was behind the abduction of two journalists last September.
Kunduz, a relatively peaceful province until early 2009, has been the scene of skirmishes and Taliban-led insurgency over the past several months.