Taliban commander killed in N Afghanistan

KABUL, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) -- A Taliban commander was killed in Kunduz province north of Afghanistan as he came in contact with police, Inspector General of police in the province said Tuesday.

"Policemen shot dead Taliban key commander Mullah Rashid in Kunduz province during an operation on Monday evening," Abdul Razaq Yaqubi told Xinhua.

Rashid was on motorbike along with his guard when he came under police attack and was killed on the spot, but his guard escaped, the police officer said.

Taliban militants have yet to make any comment.

Kunduz, a relatively peaceful province in north Afghanistan until last year, has been the scene of growing Taliban-linked insurgency over the past several months.