Provincial council chief Mohammed Noor Rahman said the explosion occurred in a mosque during a funeral In northern Afghanistan, Taliban and Daesh have been waging bitter battles in recent days KABUL, Afghanistan: An Afghan official says a Daesh suicide bomber has killed 20 people in northern Afghanistan, including a Taliban commander. Abdul Qauom Baqizoi, provincial chief police of northern Sar-i-Pul province, said the attack Tuesday took place as village elders met with Taliban officials in the area. In northern Afghanistan, Taliban and Daesh have been waging bitter battles in recent days. As many as 100 insurgents from both the Taliban and Daesh have perished in recent battles, said Baqizoi. Provincial council chief Mohammed Noor Rahman said the explosion occurred in a mosque as a funeral was taking place. The area is remote and it was impossible to reconcile the differing accounts.