Security officials have reported on Saturday that five civilians and four Taliban members, including a senior commander of the group, were killed in an explosion in Baghlan province.
Hanif Rezaei, spokesperson for the 209 Shaheen Corps, told Reportely that on Friday evening a bomb went off in the Buzkashi field in Tala-wa-Barfak district of Baghlan province which killed five civilians and four Taliban members, including a prominent commander, named Ainuddin, while five others were injured.
Ainuddin was one of the most prominent commanders of the insurgent group in Tala-wa-Barfak district and was responsible for the organization of key attacks in the province, Rezaei said.