Kabul - XINHUA
Afghan security forces raided a Taliban hideout in eastern Kunar province on Sunday killing six militants including their commander, a local official said. \"Security forces backed by airpower stormed a Taliban hideout in Shigal district at 10:00 a.m. local time killing six rebels including their commander Mullah Mursalin,\" district governor Abdul Zahir Safi told Xinhua. The Taliban militants in retaliation captured a 12-year-old boy and executed him on charge of spying for security forces, an accusation rejected by Safi.