KABUL – Afghan Taliban have launched a coordinated attack from fourdifferent angles in Nish district, sparking heavy gun battle with thesecurity forces, Afghan media has reported.

The Kandahar police secretary Ghorzang Afridi confirmed the attack and saidthe Afghan forces received air support immediately after the attack waslaunched.

He said the information received from area indicate that 43 Talibaninsurgents were killed and more than 20 others were wounded.

According to Afridi, several vehicles and motorcycles belonging to Talibaninsurgents were destroyed and some weapons have been confiscated by thesecurity forces.

In the meantime, the Taliban group claim that two security outposts werecaptured during the attack and more than 20 security personnel were killed.

However, the local security officials dismiss the Taliban claims asbaseless and confirm no casualties were incurred to the security personnel.

This comes as the security situation in southern Kandahar province hadimproved during the recent years although the anti-government armedelements remain active in some of its neighboring provinces.