Taliban suicide bomber accidentally triggers explosives early, killing himself and eight other would-be martyrs at their base

A Taliban suicide bomber accidentally killed himself and eight fellow militants after triggering his explosives vest by mistake. The jihadist fighters had been ordered to carry out an attack in Kunduz city, Afghanistan,

but all died before their got there.

However, one of the militants detonated his vest shortly after leaving a Taliban base in Dasht-e-Archi, triggering everyone elses explosives, the Afghan Interior Ministry said.

The Taliban fighters had been part of a group operating under commander Mullah Wali, the MoI statement said. The Taliban have been trying to recapture Kunduz, a city which they held for just 14 days after months of fighting with government forces.-Dailymail