Six Afghan security guards with the U.S. private security company USPI were killed on Sunday evening when their vehicle hit a roadside mine in southern Afghan province of Helmand, while a number of Taliban insurgents were killed in the clashed with police in the other district of Helmand, an official said on Monday.
Mohammad Hussein Andiwal, the provincial police chief, told Xinhua that the USPI convoy was hit by roadside bombing on the wayto Gereshk district, six guards were killed and two others were wounded.
"All victims are Afghans," he said.
In another incident happened in Marja district, around 30 Taliban militants ambushed four to five police posts at the same time.
Andiwal said the heavy clashes lasting from late Sunday evening to Monday morning inflicted great casualties on the insurgents.
However, he failed to give the exact number of Taliban casualties but adding only two policemen were injured.
Afghanistan has witnessed a surge of violence and riot throughout the south to the east over the past weeks.
Militancy and conflicts have claimed the lives of more than 2,000 people with over 700 civilians so far this year in Afghanistan.
Source:Xinhua
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