Three Taliban commanders and their 15 fighters were killed in Afghan forces airstrike in northern Kunduz province on Saturday night, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said in a statement on Sunday.

In addition, three insurgents were wounded in the airstrike, the ministry said.

"The airstrike was carried out in Imam Sahib district  where Taliban commanders, Qari Mazloom, Qari Hejran and Farooqi, were killed," the statement said.

The insurgents were involved in terrorist attacks in key areas of Kunduz, it added.

There was no civilian casualties in the airstrike, the statement mentioned.