FARAH CITY (Pajhwok): Security forces have suffered casualties and eight tanks have been destroyed as a result of an insurgent ambush in the Bala Baluk district of western Farah province.
A supply convoy -- heading to Herat and Farah provinces from southern Kandahar -- came under ambush in Tut Chakab village on Saturday night.
An eyewitness, wishing anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News five security personnel, including a battalion commander, were killed and 11 others wounded.
He said the bodies and the injured were evacuated by a helicopter to Herat province. Some of the injured are . . .
