Afghan forces during an operation in Surobi district in Kabul killed Ghairatullah, also known as Mullah Sangeen, the deputy commander of the Taliban's "Red Unit," the Kabul Police Headquarters said on Thursday.

Another Taliban fighter named Salahuddin Sadiq was also killed.

10 Taliban were wounded in the operation, said police.

According to Kabul police, Mullah Sangeen "plotted a series of deadly terror attacks in Kabul."