Taliban governor among 2 killed in Afghanistan
'Pakistan Times' Wire Service

KABUL: Afghan police killed the Taliban nominated governor Mulla Sirajuddin and provincial police chief of Taliban, Mawlavi in the western province of Ghor on Thursday, the interior ministry said.

The police raid killed Mullah Sarajuddin identified as Taliban's governor for Ghor and the police chief named only as Mawlavi, along with five other militants while planning to carry out a "sabotage" plan, the ministry said.

There were no casualties among the police, it said in a statement, terming the reported Taliban deaths as a major achievement.●