4 security personnel dead in Zabul attack

KABUL attack in the Arghandab district of southern Zabul province, an official said on Monday.

Barat Khan, the town’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News tens rebels attacked security forces check-posts at around 9:00 pm Sunday night in the district.

The clash continued until wee hour in the night in which three policemen and an ANA soldier were killed and four more security personnel wounded, he said.

The injured security forces were being provided treatment in the district’s hospital and their health condition was stable, said Barat Khan.

He added Taliban also suffered causalities in the battle but had no exact figures.

The Taliban militants captured some check-posts of Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel and seized some weapons and ammunitions.

Militants have not commented about the incident.

Pk/nh 

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