KABUL – In Afghanistan, at least fifty three people including Taliban andsecurity personnel have been killed and ten others injured during differentclashes.
According to Afghan army spokesman Abdul Hadi Jamal, in Sayad district ofSari Pul province, the clash broke out when Taliban attacked governmentforces checkpoints resulting in the death of ten fighters and sevensecurity personnel.
He said five more militants and five security personnel including thedistrict police chief Abdul Basir Sayadi have been also injured.
On the other hand, in the Helmand province twenty five Taliban militantsand four civilians were killed in a security operation while ten Talibanmilitants were also arrested alive in the Sangin district.
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Meanwhile, seven police personnel manning a check-post have been killed ina Taliban attack in the Bala Baluk district of Farah province.
