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- On January 14, the Taliban Ministry of Defense arrested Makhdoom Alam and Qari Wakil, the senior Uzbek commanders of the Taliban in northern Afghanistan;
- On January 15, Mulla Jana, an Uzbek Taliban commander was killed in Maimana city;
- On January 15, clashes between popular forces and the Taliban were reported in the Darer Souf Bala.