Afghan officials say a senior Taleban commander has been arrested in the southern city of Kandahar.
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It is in the south where the Taleban have been fighting some of their fiercest battles against international and Afghan forces.
A Taleban spokesman told the BBC he had no information that Mullah Abdul Jabar had been arrested.
At least two senior Taleban commanders have been arrested in the southern provinces in recent months.
Earlier this month, Afghan police said they had captured Mullah Naqibullah, in the southern province of Helmand.
Fierce fighting
Mullah Naqibullah is a Pashtun rebel commander who has twice escaped from prison.
Two months ago Pakistani security forces captured the former commander of the Taleban in the region, Mansoor Dadullah.
He had been dismissed by the Taleban leadership, which accused him of talking to foreigners.
But he maintained he was still a member of the organisation.
Despite these setbacks, southern Afghanistan remains a Taleban stronghold.
There has been fierce fighting over the weekend in a part of Kandahar province.
The Afghan ministry of defence said 15 Taleban had been killed, a claim the Taleban did not confirm.
(BBC)
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