KANDAHAR, Afghanistan, Dec. 16 (Xinhua) -- At least 14 fighters, including seven insurgents loyal to the Taliban group and seven government soldiers, were killed following a fierce clash in the country's southern Kandahar province on Saturday, Aziz Ahmad Azizi, the provincial governor's spokesman said Sunday.
The clash, according to the official, erupted Saturday night, when a group of armed Taliban attacked security posts in Shurabak district of the province, triggering heavy gun battle which lasted for hours and resulted in the death of the fighters.
Five militants and three more border policemen were wounded in the conflict, said the spokesman.
Taliban militants fighting government forces in the region are yet to make comment on the report.
