SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Two Taliban militants have been killed and five others wounded during a clash with security forces near the capital of northern Jawzan province, an official said on Sunday.
Mohammad Raza Ghafoori, the governor’s spokesman, told Pajhwok Afghan News militants stormed security check posts in Zoqum, Jakdalk, Shirkhel and Tofan villages of Shiberghan at around 7pm on Saturday.
He said the ensuing clash on the Shiberghan-Sar-i-Pul highway lasted two hours, leaving two rebel fighters dead and five others wounded while security forces . . .
