13 Afghan soldiers killed, wounded in Taliban ambush

SANAA, Sept. 21 (YPA) – Six Afghan army soldiers and three policemen were killed, and four members of the security forces were injured in an ambush by the Taliban in Takhar Province, northern Afghanistan, on Sunday night, a provincial government spokesman confirmed on Monday.
Spokesman Jawad Hajri said in a statement to “Xinhua”: “The gunmen first attacked a security checkpoint in the locality of Noabad in the Dashti Qala district in the middle of the night, and they ambushed a convoy of security forces coming to support, which led to clashes along the road, resulting in the victims above. “.

The spokesman added that many militants were killed and wounded during the clashes, and many security forces and militants were killed and wounded, during clashes in Noabad last week.

Violence continues in this country that has been under US occupation for 19 years, even after the holding of peace talks between an Afghan government delegation and representatives of the Taliban in the Qatari capital, Doha.

Across the mountainous country, more than 130 people were killed and more than 100 injured at the weekend.