At least 25 Afghan security force personnel have been killed in an ambush blamed on the Taliban in the northeast of the country.
“Fighting is still continuing and the Taliban have also suffered heavy casualties,” Jawad Hejri, a spokesman for the governor of Takhar province told AFP.
Takhar provincial health director Abdul Qayoum confirmed the incident but said 34 security personnel had been killed – including the deputy police chief of the province.