Soldier killed, two injured in Taliban attack in Afghanistan

One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier has been killed, two others have been injured when Taliban militants attacked a convoy of ANA and Coalition force in Afghanistan's southern province of Uruzgan, a local official said Saturday.

"Taliban militants attacked the convoy of ANA and Coalition forces in Yakhdan area of Charchino district the day before yesterday. One of the ANA vehicles was damaged and one soldier was killed, two others were injured. At least four Taliban militants were also injured," Jan Mohammad Khan, provincial governor told Xinhua.

Taliban spokesperson Qari Mohammad Yosuf Ahmadi has claimed responsibility for the attack, but said three ANA vehicles were destroyed, and there is no casualty on the Taliban side.

Charchino district, according to the provincial governor, is a very dangerous place where Taliban militants always launch furious attacks against Afghan or foreign troops.

In the recent three offensive operations carried out by ANA and Coalition forces in Uruzgan province, according to the US military, 13 Taliban militants and one ANA soldier were killed, and one US and four ANA forces also injured.

Source: Xinhua