At least four security force members and eight Taliban were killed and two other security force members were wounded in Balkh province on Wednesday night, said a local police official on Thursday.
The incident happened in Timor-Sarai village in Balkh district on Wednesday night. The Taliban attacked the security forces and the “clashes continued for more than three hours,” said Aid Shah Adil, a spokesman for the provincial police chief. He did not provide further details. The Taliban has not commented on the attack.
