Afghanistan: 10 soldiers killed in fresh clashes with Taliban in Kunduz province
At least 10 Afghan soldiers were killed and five others wounded after Taliban insurgents attacked joint security checkpoints in Afghanistan’s northern Qala-e-Zal district, Kunduz province Monday, sources said.
The clashes started early Monday morning after militants launched coordinated attacks on security checkpoints in Aaq Tipa locality of the district in provincial capital Kunduz, Sayyed Asadullah Sadat, a provincial council member, told Xinhua.
Those among the killed were Afghan army personnel and Afghan local police members.
On Saturday, more than 20 security forces were killed and six others wounded in another similar attack in the district bordering Tajikistan.