FAIZABAD (Pajhwok): At least 17 militants have suffered casualties during a counterattack from security personnel in the Juram district of northeastern Badakhshan province, an official said on Tuesday.
Maj. Massoud Arshad, provincial police spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News that Taliban launched an attack on security posts in the district on Monday evening. The clash continued till 3am.
He said Mullah Hafizullah, a Taliban commander, was among eight militants killed. Nine other fighters were wounded in a retaliatory attack by . . .
