Taliban launch coordinated attack on Moqor district
The Taliban militants have launched a coordinated
attack on Moqor district in southeastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan on the
first day of the ceasefire announced by the Afghan government, Khaama Press
reported Tuesday.
Provincial governor’s spokesman Arif Noori confirmed
that the militants launched a coordinated attack on Moqor districts in the
early hours of Tuesday morning.
In the meantime, a security official said the
militants have detonated a Humvee armored personnel carrier packed with the
explosives near the district security commandment compound.
The source further added that the attack has left at
least 5 policemen dead while more than 10 Taliban insurgents were also killed
during the clashes.
According to the official, the clashes between the
two sides still continue in the vicinity of the district.
The anti-government armed militant groups including
Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
