At least 10 militants, including Taliban key commander Mullah Ghousuding, and nine security personnel were killed in a fighting in Afghanistan’s Herat province on Saturday, officials said.
“The Taliban rebels under Mullah Ghousuding attackedsecurity checkpoints in Maluma area of Karakh district in the wee hours ofSaturday, triggering fierce fighting which lasted for several hours,”provincial police chief AminullahOmarkhil was cited as saying by Xinhua newsagency.
Nine security personnel and 10 militants including theinfamous Taliban commander Ghousudin were killed, Omarkhil said, adding that 15more militants and six security personnel sustained injuries in the firefight.The Herat police chief said that the governmentforces would continue to target the militants elsewhere in the province.