KABUL- At least five Afghan army soldiers were killed and 7 others werewounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Bolghli area of Sar-e Pulcity on Thursday night, local sources said.*

The Taliban militants have burned down two tangs of Afghan forces in theincident.

The sources added that Afghan soldiers were killed by gun cameras ofTaliban.

However, the local officials in the province declined to comment on theincident.

Violence has intensified inAfghanistanlink> since U.S. President DonaldTrump in August unveiled a more aggressive strategy, with U.S.-led forcescarrying out more air strikes, and the Taliban responding with bombs,ambushes and raids.