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The has announced the deaths of four leaders of the in an operation in the Taloqan district in northern Afghanistan. 

Taliban spokesperson announced the news via Twitter, saying in Pashto that “Four key figures, including Younis Uzbekistani, a key Khawarij commander, were killed during the operation.”

د استخباراتو لوی ریاست ځانګړو ځواکونو د یو لړ خاصو عملیاتو په ترڅ کې د تخار مرکز تالقانو اړوند ۴ حوزه کې د خوارجو فتنه ګرو د تمویل، تجهیز او روزنې په مرکز عملیات تر سره کړل.
یادو ځانګړو عملیاتو په ترڅ کې د خوارجو د مهم قومندان یونس ازبکستاني په شمول ۸ تنه کلیدي افراد ووژل شول.

— Zabihullah (..ذبـــــیح الله م ) (@Zabehulah_M33)

‘Khawarij’ is the term the Taliban use for the Islamic State’s Afghanistan branch, usually called the Islamic State of Khorasan Province by most western media outlets. 

Afghan news outlet  reported that eight insurgents were killed during this operation. 

The Taliban has been fighting fierce battles with the Islamic State militant group since the former seized Kabul in August last year.