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23 Security Officials Killed During Attacks On Security Posts In Afghanistan

KABUL: At least 23 security personnel were killed in different attacks on security check posts in Eastern and Western parts of Afghanistan on Wednesday.

According to news agencies, the official spokesperson of the governor of Ghor province has told the media that armed militants opened fire on a check post in the provincial capital, Firoze Koh. As a result, at least 18 personnel of police and government-backed militia were killed and seven others sustained injuries.

In another attack on a check post in Eastern province of Logar at least five personnel were killed and four others injured.

The official sources have also revealed that the attackers have also captured four Afghan soldiers, arms and a Humvee vehicle during the attack.