At least eight Afghan troops were killed and nine injured in a series of attacks by Taliban* radical militants in Paktiya province in eastern Afghanistan, 1TV News reported citing a security source.
According to the source, the Taliban* carried out a series of attacks at night at checkpoints near the Machalgu dam.
In turn, the Afghan army reported that nine Taliban* militants were liquidated in the dam area, five more were injured.
In Afghanistan, there is a confrontation between government forces and the militants of the radical Taliban* movement, which had previously captured a significant territory in rural areas of the country and launched an attack on large cities. Also, the influence of the Islamic State (ISIS)* terrorist group has intensified in the country. Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are conducting joint counter-terrorism operations across the country.
* – A banned terrorist group in Russia.