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KABUL, Aug. 13 -- Clash flared up between police and Taliban insurgents in Achin district of Kunduz province north Afghan province have left nearly two dozen rebels dead or injured, provincial police chief Mohammad Razaq Yaqubi said Thursday. "The clash erupted late Wednesday night when the insurgents raided police checkpoint and police encountered, killing nine insurgents," Yaqubi told Xinhua. He also added that sporadic fighting has been continuing, during which 14 other rebels have been wounded. Two policemen have lost their lives and three others sustained injuries in the firefight, the police official further said. Taliban militants have vowed to speed up attack and derail the Aug. 20 presidential election in the post-Taliban country. |
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