SHIBERGHAN (Pajhwok): Security sources in northwestern Jawzjan province claim 14 Taliban insurgents have been killed in a clash with Marshal Abdul Rashid Dostum’s loyalists on the highway linking Shiberghan with Sar-i-Pul province.
Taliban however deny the number of casualties.
A National directorate of Security (NDS) official, speaking on condition of anonymity, told Pajhwok Afghan News the clash erupted when the Taliban stormed a security-post of Najmuddin - a commander loyal to Dostum.
The source revealed Dostum and Jawzjan Governor Mohammad Hashim Raees reached the area and led the battle against the Taliban.
The clash lasted two hours . . .
