At Least 100 Security Forces Killed In Fight For Afghan City

At least 100 security forces have been killed in the ongoing fight to push the Taliban from the embattled Afghan city of Ghazni, a … Continue reading At Least 100 Security Forces Killed In Fight For Afghan City

By Rejoice Ewodage

Updated August 13, 2018

Smoke rising into the air after Taliban militants launched an attack on the Afghan provincial capital of Ghazni on August 10, 2018. US forces launched airstrikes on August 10 to counter a major Taliban assault on an Afghan provincial capital, where terrified residents cowered in their homes amid explosions and gunfire as security forces fought to beat the insurgents back. ZAKERIA HASHIMI / AFP

Smoke rising into the air after Taliban militants launched an attack on the Afghan provincial capital of Ghazni on August 10, 2018. ZAKERIA HASHIMI / AFP

At least 100 security forces have been killed in the ongoing fight to push the Taliban from the embattled Afghan city of Ghazni, a government minister said Monday, four days after the fighting began.

“About 100 security forces have lost their lives and between 20 and 30 civilians have been killed,” said defence minister Tariq Shah Bahrami during a press conference in Kabul.