Afghanistan's police killed Mullah Firoz Jahadi among five other militants of the Islamist movement and injured another nine, the TOLO news channel reported, citing the country's Interior Ministry.
During the operation, police officers had seized two rocket launchers, two PK machine guns and one vehicle, the media outlet added, Sputnik reported.
Afghanistan is in a state of political and social turmoil, with government forces fighting the continuing Taliban insurgency. The instability in the Asian country is supported by regular terror attacks and killings of civilians.