<p>JALALABAD (Pajhwok): Five Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel and four civilians have been killed during a clash between the <a href="/en/taliban" class="glossify-link">Taliban</a> and security forces in the Goshta district of eastern Nangarhar province, a reliable security source said on Saturday.</p>
<p>The clash happened Friday night at around 12:00am in the Sar Band locality when the Taliban attacked ALP personnel check-post in the area.</p>
<p>Governor spokesman Attaullah Khogyani confirmed the clash and added both sides suffered casualties in the clash without going into more details.</p>
<p>Karim Khan, a tribal elder in the area, said two <a href="/en/women" class="glossify-link">women</a> and as many men had been killed when a mortar shell hit a house in the Khwazio village.</p>
<p>He added a <a href="/en/mosque" class="glossify-link">mosque</a> and some house were also destroyed in the attack.</p>
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