HERAT CITY (Pajhwok): The Taliban suffered heavy casualties as security forces repulsed a militant attack on the Shindand district of western Herat province, an official said on Monday.
Ehsanullah Hayat the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News a group of insurgents stormed the police and intelligence headquarters of the district on Sunday night.
He said the assault triggered an intense clash at 7pm that continued until 1am. One policeman was killed and another wounded during the firefight, he said, adding a military tank was also destroyed . . .
