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Kunduz, Afghanistan (ANTARA News / Xinhua-Oana) - Taliban lost 21 gerilyawannya due to air and ground attacks launched by Afghan troops to their positions in the province of Kunduz, northern Afghanistan on Friday, said Deputy Police Chief Abdul Rahman Haqtash Kunduz Province.

According Haqtash, the first attack launched by guerrillas and captured two villagers named Kohdaman and Chaghdar in Imam Sahib district, but security forces repulsed gerilaywan after fierce fighting, killing eight guerrillas.

A worker at the security forces were also killed in the fighting guerrillas and four suffered serious injuries.

Haqtash said the two incidents, 13 Taliban militants including their commander, Hamza Khand, were killed by air strikes in the District of Dasht-e-Archi on Friday night.

A National Security Agency intelligence officials confirmed the air strike in the District Dasht-e-Archi on Friday night, killing dozens of insurgents.

Security forces launched an air attack after intelligence reports of guerrilla activity in the region, he said.

Taliban insurgents increasingly strike-suicide bomb attack against international troops and Afghan government forces in that turbulent country.

The security situation in the area of Kunduz and Baghlan in northern Afghanistan that is relatively conducive to the year 2009, but in recent months, Taliban insurgents reportedly increasing over and launched their guerrilla activity there.