Six policemen and eight militants were killed in a security checkpoint attack in Afghanistan's Kunduz province, police said on Tuesday.
"Unidentified number of militants attacked security checkpoints in Sarak-e-Bala area of Chardara district at midnight, triggering a six- hour clash," a police official told Xinhua news agency.
"A pursuit operation was now launched against the fleeing rebels following the attack."
--Indo-Asian News Service
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