Eight Afghan Security Officers Killed In Clashes With Taliban - Reports

Eight Afghan security officers have been killed in clashes with the Taliban militants, local media reported on Tuesday, citing provincial authorities

MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 11th December, 2018) Eight Afghan security officers have been killed in clashes with the Taliban militants, local media reported on Tuesday, citing provincial authorities.

According to the TOLOnews broadcaster, the clashes occurred in the Arghistan district of Afghanistan's northeastern province of Kandahar late on Monday.

As many as 11 Taliban militants have been eliminated during the clashes, the news outlet added, citing Aziz Ahmad Azizi, the Kandahar province governor's spokesman.

Afghanistan has long been in a state of turmoil, with the government fighting the Taliban radical movement, which has been holding vast territories in rural areas under its control and regularly launches offensives on major cities. The situation has been exacerbated by the activities of the Islamic State terrorist group (IS, banned in Russia), which has been operating in Afghanistan since 2015.