TALOQAN (Pajhwok): At least eight National Directorate of Security (NDS) personnel have been killed in a Taliban attack in northern Takhar province.
A security official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the insurgents stormed an NDS check- in the Qalbras area of Taloqan on Tuesday night.
He said eight intelligence operatives were killed and a ninth captured alive by the militants.
Meanwhile, another source also confirmed the killing of the NDS agents. The insurgents also suffered casualties, he said, without providing exact figures.
The Taliban have so far said nothing about the overnight attack.
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