KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Mar 19 (NNN-AGENCIES) – At least five police and four militants have been confirmed dead, as clash flared up in Khan Abad district, of the northern Kunduz province today, a district official, Qudratullah Safi, said.
The clash, according to the official, broke out after a group of Taliban insurgents attacked a security checkpoint early morning and police returned fire, forcing militants to flee after leaving four bodies behind.
Three more militants sustained wounds in the firefight, which lasted for two hours, the official further said.
Taliban militants, who are active in parts of the relatively troubled Kunduz province, haven’t commented.– NNN-AGENCIES
