Taliban ambush kills security official in Baghlan

Sharifullah Sharifi, Commander of Special Unit of Baghlan Police, was killed in a Taliban ambush late on Thursday night in northern Baghlan province, sources said.

Sources told Ariana News that the Taliban ambushed a convoy heading by Sharifi in the Khala Zai area on the Baghlan-Kunduz highway at 11:30 Thursday midnight.

At least ten members of the Afghan forces were also wounded in the skirmish, sources added.

The Taliban, meanwhile, claimed responsivity for the attack, stating “two tanks, and three vehicles were destroyed, and several weapons seized,” by its fighters.