Police killed eight Taliban militants in Afghanistan, officials said Tuesday.
Some militants attacked the major government building in Gulistan district of the western Farah province early Tuesday morning, provincial police chief Abdul Rahman Sarjang told Xinhua.
Four militants were killed and six others injured, he said.
Meanwhile, Taliban rebels attacked a police checkpoint in the central Ghazni province on Monday night, a local police commander Abdul Hayi said, adding the police fought back and killed four militants.
Due to rising Taliban violence, over 3,900 persons have been killed in Afghanistan this year.
Source: Xinhua
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