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1st LD Writethru: 3 police, 10 militants killed in S. Afghan attack

Xinhua, May 8, 2016 Adjust font size:

Some three police personnel and 10 militants were killed after Taliban attacked security checkpoints in Lashkar Gah city, capital of Afghanistan's southern province of Helmand, on Saturday night, the Interior Ministry said Sunday.

The ministry said in a statement that 10 militants and four Afghan National Police (ANP) members were also wounded during the clashes which took place in Baba Ji locality in the city, 555 km south of Kabul.

Helmand, notorious for poppy growing, is also a known Taliban stronghold.

Furthermore, a Taliban local leader was killed during a gunfight with ANP in western Farah province Saturday night.

"Mullah Ghani, who served as Taliban deputy shadow governor for Farah, was killed along with three other militants during a clash in Bala Buluk district, Farah province. But no ANP personnel was hurt during the clashes," the ministry confirmed in a statement earlier on Sunday.

The Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant since early April when the militant group launched its annual rebel offensive in different areas of the country.

The Taliban urged civilians to stay away from official gatherings, military convoys and centers regarded as legitimate targets by militants besides warning people not to support the government. Endit