Six soldiers killed in an attack on an Afghan security checkpoint

January 7 The Afghan military confirmed on the 7th that a security checkpoint in the eastern suburbs of Kunduz City, the capital of Kunduz Province, was attacked by Taliban militants on the night of the 6th.

Subsequently, there was an exchange of fire between the two sides, resulting in the death of six Afghan security forces soldiers and the killing of eight armed men.

Abdul Lazik, a senior Afghan security force officer, confirmed in a telephone interview with Xinhua News Agency that in addition to the above-mentioned deaths, four security forces soldiers and five armed men were injured.