Militants attack kills 17 including 7 Afghan soldiers in northern Takhar province

TALUQAN, Afghanistan, Nov. 28 (Xinhua) -- A total of 17 fighters including seven soldiers have been confirmed dead as Taliban insurgents attacked a military base in Qara Tepa area of beleaguered Darqad district in the northern Takhar province on Thursday, provincial police spokesman Abdul Khalil Asir said.