The Taliban group claimed responsibility for the attack on a senior commander of Jamiat Islami in northern Faryab province of Afghanistan.

Taliban spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi claims that the attack on commander Ghulam Farooq Qateh was carried out in the vicinity of Almar district beteween Joimat and and Och Ghatak areas.

Ahmadi further added that the commander Qateh was killed along with his other comrades in the attack and two other were wounded.

He went on to claim that the attack also left an armored personnel carrier of Gen. Qateh destroyed.

The local officials in Faryab confirmed the killing of Jamiat Islami’s top commander in an attack in Almar district.

Provincial police spokesman Abdul Karim Yurish said Gen. Qateh was killed in a roadside improvised explosive device explosion in Almar district.

He said Gen. Qateh was on his way to support the security forces in the outposts in Almar district when the incident took place.

According to reports, the Taliban militants launched a cooridnated attack on security outposts in Almar district late on Monday night, sparking heavy clashes.

Preliminary reports indicate both the Taliban and security personnel have suffered casualties during the clashes but the exact number has not been ascertained so far.