QALA-I-NOW (Pajhwok): Eight security forces have been killed in a Taliban attack in the Bala Murghab district of western Badghis province, an official said on Wednesday.
Fareed Akhizai, a member of the provincial council, told Pajhwok Afghan News the militants attacked the security personnel on Tuesday afternoon.
He said five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and three Special Forces personnel were killed in the insurgent strike.
But the Taliban claimed killing 13 security personnel and wounding six others. The group acknowledged losing one . . .
