<p>KUNDUZ CITY (Pajhwok): At least five security personnel and seven insurgents have been killed as a result of a clash in the <a href="/en/imam" class="glossify-link">Imam</a> Sahib district of northern Kunduz province.</p>
<p>A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants stormed security check-posts in the Nawabad area of the district on Wednesday night.</p>
<p>He said five security personnel were killed and six others captured alive by the rebels. The insurgents also took away weapons and ammunitions.</p>
<p>Yousaf Ayubi, the provincial council chief, confirmed militant attacks on security check-posts. He said a number of security forces were captured and killed.</p>
<p>Noorudding, a resident of the area, said the attack that lasted several hours. He said he came to know in the morning that several security forces had been killed.</p>
<p>Police spokesman Hijratullah Akbari said four security forces and seven <a href="/en/taliban" class="glossify-link">Taliban</a> were killed in the overnight clash.</p>
<p>However, he denied the capture of security forces by Taliban and said five militants were wounded.</p>
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