MAIMANA – The clashes between the Afghanistan Army and the Afghan Talibanhave intensified across the country and both sides are putting heavycasualties upon each other.
However the ambushes and attacks by the Afghan Taliban are fast bleedingthe Afghan Army both physically and morally.
In a series of attacks today, six Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers havebeen killed and two others surrendered to the Taliban in the Qaisardistrict of northwestern Faryab province, an official said on Monday.
District Chief Rahmatullah Qaisari told Pajhwok Afghan News the incidenthappened on Sunday night in the Nahrin area.
“Six of the eight ANA soldiers stationed in the Nahrin locality were killedby the Taliban while the two other soldiers surrendered to the insurgents,”he said.
He added the Taliban captured all equipment and weapons available in thecheck-post.
A security official who wished not to be named said the army personnelbelonged to 209thShaheen Military Corps. Security officials in Faryab havenot yet commented about the incident.
Separately, four policemen have been injured in the Taliban armed attack onpolice check-post in the Chalgazai area of Qaisar.
According to Qaisari the injured security official had been evacuated tothe hospital but there was not report about the health condition of them.