गृहपृष्ठ ∕ International ∕ 8 police, 5 militants killed during clashes in Afghanistan International 8 police, 5 militants killed during clashes in Afghanistan KathmanduPati March 07, 2021 File Photo AFGHANISTAN – Eight policemen and five Taliban militants were killed during armed clashes in Afghanistan’s northern Balkh province Saturday night, local police confirmed on Sunday. The clashes broke out after militants armed with guns and rocket launchers stormed security checkpoints in Shahrak-e-Turkmen locality, Nahri Shahi district, in the north of provincial capital Mazar-i-Sharif city, Adil Shah Adil from provincial police told Xinhua. There were also six police and seven militants wounded in the fighting, he said. The province has been the scene of heavy clashes between the Taliban militants and the government security forces in recent years.The militants of the Taliban outfit have claimed that the insurgent fighters killed 12 policemen in Balkh. Zabihullah Mujahid, a purported Taliban spokesman, stated on his twitter account that Taliban seized an armored military vehicle and weapons from the checkpoints. Enditem-(Xinhua) Write your comments RELATED NEWS South Korea pledges continued flood recovery support Government expands domestic jobs to reduce migration WHO Regional Director seeks support for top post UN Resident Coordinator meets Foreign Minister 606 foreign tourists still missing after Bhotekoshi floods Army Chief Sigdel meets China’s Defence Minister Top Headlines Monsoon is predictable and Nepal’s disaster response should be too1 Nepal “a Buffer State”: Rethinking foreign policy in relative terms2 Promotion Linked to Future Military Leadership: Major General Magar Could Become Army Chief3 When the State Pulls the Trigger, Who Answers ?4 Before the Ballots: How Oli Lost the Political Narrative5 Nepal’s Political Renaissance: The rise of the RSP, the re-ordering of the old political order and the political path forward6 Balen’s Silence Has Invited Curiosity, Confusion, and Concerns7 Jagdamba Group Chairman Shankar Agrawal Arrested8 TRENDING Nepal Army initiates investigation into case of financial irregularities by Lieutenant Colonel Janmat Karki Lockdown 2.0: What the Government should do this time around This time’s Teej, social distancing please! Nearly three dozen Chinese manufacturers show interest in supplying electric buses to Nepali government The envisioned Defense University and its rationale “Ranju Darshana: Government has been using superiority approach to handling pandemic” Time Tested Friendship-Suresh Sharma WAP and the portrayal of the female body as a commodity
