Afghanistan: Taliban kill 10 security personnel

Taliban militants in Afghanistan on October 24 ambushed government security forces in Herat province, western Afghanistan, killing 10 security personnel and wounding eight others.

According to Herat provincial officials, security forces entered Oba district to rescue some hostages kidnapped by the Taliban, but were unexpectedly ambushed, killing 10 people, including five police officers and five soldiers.

Taliban gunmen were arrested by police during a raid. (Source: THX/TTXVN)

Security forces fought back and killed four gunmen, including Mullah Shuaib, a local Taliban leader.

On the same day, the Afghan army and the NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) attacked Taliban hideouts in Shahrak district of Ghor province, about 360 km west of the capital Kabul, killing nine insurgents and injuring 25.

According to some locals, there were civilian casualties. However, local authorities have denied this information.

Civilian casualties in NATO coalition operations against Taliban militants remain a headache for the Afghan government./.

According to (TTXVN) - DT