Taliban attack on Afghanistan’s northern Taluqan city repulsed, 15 militants killed

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, July 7– Taliban militants’ attack on Taluqan city the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province has been repulsed and the militants fled away after leaving 15 bodies behind, provincial government said in a statement on Wednesday. The Taliban insurgents launched massive offensive on Taluqan city early Wednesday, but their…

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, July 7 (Xinhua) — Taliban militants’ attack on Taluqan city the capital of Afghanistan’s northern Takhar province has been repulsed and the militants fled away after leaving 15 bodies behind, provincial government said in a statement on Wednesday.

The Taliban insurgents launched massive offensive on Taluqan city early Wednesday, but their attempts to gain ground have been foiled, and the militants after suffering casualties and leaving 15 bodies behind fled away, the statement said.

According to the statement, 20 more militants sustained injuries in the fighting lasted for a couple of hours.

One army soldier was killed and two others injured, the statement admitted.

Taliban militants, who have captured at least four districts in the restive Takhar province over the past one month and have been attempting to overrun the provincial capital Taluqan city, have yet to make comment. Enditem