"During a special operation by Afghan special police forces ... in Logar province last night, the Taliban* intelligence chief ... was killed," the ministry said in a statement, adding that two more militants had been apprehended.
At the moment, Afghanistan is facing a stand-off between government forces and the Taliban, which reportedly took over 85 percent of the country after the US troop pullout was announced in April. Anti-terrorist operations are being conducted across Afghanistan to prevent a further takeover.
* A terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries.