KABUL: Taliban militants have stormed multiple check posts in the centralAfghan province of Ghazni, killing at least 17 security personnel over theweekend, officials said.
Mohammad Arif Noori, spokesman for the provincial governor, confirmed thekilling of 17 security personnel and said up to 50 militants had beenkilled in clashes.
Lateefa Akbari, chairwoman of the provincial council, informed AnadoluAgency the Taliban overran two security check posts and torched over ahundred homes of the security forces in the Ajristan district on Sunday.
The local Tolo News reported that heavy clashes were still underway in theprovince.
Meanwhile, Zabihullah Mujahed, Taliban spokesman claimed that 34 securitypersonnel have been killed and 12 more have been taken in custody afterseveral days of clashes.
Separately, the Ministry of Defence announced that Special Forces have beendispatched to take on the Taliban in Ghazni.
In a statement, the ministry noted 110 terrorist have been killed in airand ground offensives in the past 24 hours across the country.
The Taliban announced their fresh spring offensives on April 25, and sincethen heavy clashes between the warring sides are going on in a number ofprovinces across Afghanistan