KUNDUZ, Oct 18 (NNN-AGENCIES) – Seven soldiers and five Taliban militants were killed, during armed clashes in Imam Sahib district, of Afghanistan’s northern Kunduz province last night, a local official confirmed today.
“The clashes erupted after unknown number of militants, armed with guns and rocket propelled grenades, attack security checkpoints of the Afghan National Defence and Security Forces (ANDSF), in Ab Froshan and Bakhmal Kocha localities, on the outskirts of the district at mid-night Saturday,” district chief, Mahbubullah Sayyedi, said.
Three members of ANDSF and five militants were also wounded during the fighting, he said.
The district has been the scene of heavy clashes in recent months. Earlier in the day, a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) commandos, arrived at the district to help the security forces in the fight.
Violence lingers in the war-torn country even as peace talks between the Afghan government delegation and Taliban representatives are being held in Doha, capital of Qatar.– NNN-AGENCIES
