Meanwhile, at least 11 Taliban were killed and 15 others injured during a shootouts with the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF) in Panjwae and Zherai districts of Kandahar province on Thursday night.
The surrendered militants also handed over their weapons.
"Zain-Alabadin was a notorious terrorist who was behind terror attacks in Laghman and neighbouring Nangarhar province," the statement added.
Journalists and civil society activists from war-torn Afghanistan have assured the international community that the country will not explode even if American troops leave.
The situation in Afghanistan can be described as a stalemate at both the strategic and tactical levels. The security environment…
