8 Afghan Taliban fighters detained in north

Afghan security forces arrested eight Taliban fighters in the northern Jauzjan province with Shiberghan as its capital 390 km north of Kabul early Monday, provincial police chief Rahmatullah Turkistani said.

"The security forces targeted Taliban hideouts in Manjagak district in the wee hours of Monday and captured eight rebels including their group commander Qari Amin and arrested them," Turkistani told Xinhua.

However, he asserted that there was no casualty on security personnel.

Meantime, Taliban outfit in an online statement confirmed the clash in Manjagak district on Sunday and claimed that seven security personnel and two militants were killed and six others including five security personnel and a Taliban fighter injured during the firefight. Enditem