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Gun battle kills 13 militants, wounds 15 in N. Afghanistan

Xinhua, May 15, 2016 Adjust font size:

Gun battle between government forces and the Taliban militants have left 13 armed insurgents dead and injured 15 others in Chashma-e-Shir area in the outskirt of Baghlan provincial capital Pul-e-Khumri 160 km north of Kabul Saturday night, a spokesman for police in the province, Jawed Basharat said Sunday.

"Taliban rebels attacked security checkpoints in Chashma-e-Shir area Saturday night triggering gun battle which lasted for hours and finally the militants fled away," Basharat told reporters here.

Chashma-e-Shir village situated next to a major highway linking the national capital Kabul to six northern provinces including the largest northern Mazar-e-Sharif city and the fighting led to closure of the highway for a while, the official confirmed.

"The highway is open and the movement of traffic is continuing as usual," Basharat said.

Meantime, the sporadic fighting, according to locals has been continuing in Chashma-e-Shir village of Dand-e-Shahabudin and its neighboring Dand-e-Ghori districts.

Taliban militants haven't yet commented. Enditem