Qundus , Afghanistan, Safar 06, 1432, Jan 10, 2011, SPA -- An Afghan official announced today that a senior leader of the Taliban was among the 15 militants killed last night by NATO forces (NATO) and Afghan forces in northern Afghanistan in an operation in Qundus Province. The police chief of Qundus Abdul Rahman Sayed Khaili, in a press statement last night, noted that the operation killed 15 Taliban fighters, including a district governor , named Moulaey Zuhair. --SPA 11:10 LOCAL TIME 08:10 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/854131