MAIMANA (Pajhwok): Eight Afghan commando forces have been killed in a Taliban attack in the Sherin Tagab district of northwestern Faryab province, local sources said on Tuesday.
A security source, who wished anonymity, said the militants stormed the commando forces headquarters in Gorzad locality late on Monday night.
Eight commandos were killed, three taken hostage and their one tank burnt in the clash, he said.
But Mohammad Hanif Rezaee, spokesman for 209th Shaheen Military Corps, confirming the overnight attack . . .









