At least 10 Taliban insurgents were killed during a clash in southern Helmand province of Afghanistan late on Saturday night, the Ministry of Interior (MoI) said Sunday.
“10 armed Taliban were killed following an armed attack last night, after a group of armed Taliban attacked the Afghan National Police check post in Baba Ji region, 4th district of Lashkar Gah City capital of southern Helmand province,” a statement by MoI said
The statement further added that 10 Taliban militants also sustained injuries during the gun battle with the Afghan forces.
According to MoI, a number of the Afghan National Police forces also suffered casualties during the attack.
“Unfortunately, during this attack, three Afghan National Police officers were martyred and four others were wounded,” the statement said.
The Taliban militants group has not commented regarding the report so far.
Helmand is among the volatile provinces in southern Afghanistan where the anti-government armed militant groups are actively operating and frequently carry out insurgency activities.
Meanwhile, the Special Operation Forces of the Afghan National Army (ANA) conducted a night raid in southern Helmand province targeting a prison run by the Taliban insurgents on Friday.
According to Ministry of Defense, at least 60 people kept in the prison were released during the operation, leaving at least 2 militants dead and 3 others wounded. http://www.khaama.com/taliban-and-afghan-police-suffer-casualties-in-lashkargah-city-clash-0877
Taliban and Afghan police suffer casualties in Lashkargah city clash By KHAAMA PRESS – Sun May 08 2016, 2:33 pm
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