(MENAFN- QNA) About 11 pro- government tribesmen and seven militants were killed in exchange of fire Wednesday night, when the Taliban launched an attack on a security checkpoint in the eastern Afghan province of Ghazni, sources said on Thursday.
An unknown number of militants raided the checkpoint in Gardizi area, Andar district, overnight, resulting in a fierce fighting for hours, provincial government spokesman Shafiq Nang told Chinese Xinhua news agency.
"The battle caused 11 pro-government tribesmen, also called uprising fighters, and seven militants killed," the official said, adding six tribesmen and four militants were injured in the attack.
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