Taliban Attack Kills 9 Afghan Soldiers  

Kabul: Afghan officials say Taliban fighters have stormed a security post, killing nine soldiers in a western province.

Spokesman for the governor of Farah province Mohammad Naser Mehri said on Wednesday that the militants stormed a security post killing nine soldiers and wounding four other soldiers. The attack took place last night in Pusht Road district.

The intense, four-hour gun battle included the use of artillery against the army. Mehri says Afghan war planes were deployed and 17 Taliban fighters were killed.

Last Thursday a Taliban attack on a military compound left 43 soldiers lead in southern Kandahar province.

PTI