KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Oct. 23 (Xinhua) -- Afghan forces in crackdown against Taliban outfit have killed 15 militants in the northern Kunduz and Badakhshan provinces Since Monday, army spokesman in the northern region Ghulam Hazrat Karimi said Tuesday.

The government forces backed by fighting aircrafts, according to the official, struck Taliban hideouts in Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province Monday night, killing and injuring over a dozen insurgents.

Fighting aircrafts also targeted Taliban hideouts in Noor Dara area of Ragisthan district, Badakhshan province early Tuesday and perished a few insurgnets.

"A total of 15 Taliban rebels have been confirmed dead and 10 others injured in strikes against the rebels in Imam Sahib and Ragisthan districts," Karimi told Xinhua.

Mawlawi Shafiqullah, commander of Taliban fighters in Imam Sahib district in Kunduz province, is also among those killed in the strikes, the official said.

Taliban militants have yet to make comment.