A Taliban mine planter was killed and another injured as their explosive device went off prematurely in the northern Kunduz province on Tuesday, a security official Abdul Khalil said.

Two Taliban insurgents were planting a mine on a road outside Kunduz provincial capital the Kunduz city Tuesday noon when the device exploded accidentally, killing one militant on the spot and injuring another, the official asserted.

Taliban militants who are largely relying on suicide and roadside bombings haven't commented on the report.

Source: Xinhua