Kabul: At least 25 pro-government militiamen were killed an nine were injured in an attack launched by Taliban militants in Afghanistan's Baghlan province on Saturday, officials said.
"Taliban rebels launched massive offensives on the checkpoints of pro-government militias in Nahrin district in the wee hours of Saturday, leaving 25 persons dead and injuring nine others," district Governor Fazludin Muradi told media.
25 pro-government militiamen killed in Afghanistan
The officials said that an investigation into the matter had been initiated.
