Afghan commandos freed five people from a Taliban prison in Kunduz city on Sunday night, the Ministry of Defense (MoD) said in a statement on Monday.
The operation was launched in Qush Tepa village in Kunduz city's District 4 on Sunday night, the statement said, adding that “12 Taliban were killed and eight others were arrested during the operation."
Taliban has not commented on the operation.
In the pas two weeks, the security forces have launched operations in Baghlan, Helmand and Laghman provinces in which nearly 100 people including security force members were rescued by the Afghan commands.