<p>BAMYAN (Pajhwok): Five pro-government fighters have been killed and nine others wounded in a <a href="/en/taliban" class="glossify-link">Taliban</a> attack in Behsud district of central MaidanWardak province, an official said on Sunday.</p>
<p>Abdul Rahman Tawfiq, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed check-posts in Kotal Nobat Ab area at 11pm on Saturday night.</p>
<p>He said five uprising group members manning a check-post were killed and nine others wounded. The injured were evacuated to the main district hospital.</p>
<p>According to Tawfiq, Taliban also suffered casualties during the firefight. But he did not give exact figures.</p>
<p>“We had received reports regarding possible attacks and shared the issue with the governor. However, no attention was paid to the issue,” he alleged.</p>
<p>“We were sleeping and suddenly gunfire took place and the situation was getting worse so we were forced to move to the neighboring village during the late night,” said a resident of the area.</p>
<p>About 10 families had fled the area due to the clash, Tawfiq claimed. The Taliban have not yet commented about the incident.</p>
<p>sa/mud</p>
