KABUL, May 1 (Xinhua) -- One police has been confirmed dead and three others wounded after the armed insurgents attacked security checkpoints in Nawamish district of Afghanistan's central Daikundi province on Friday, provincial government spokesperson Sakina Ehsani said.
A group of Taliban insurgents attacked security checkpoints in Sangmani area of the restive district at 2:00 a.m. local time on Friday, triggering gun battle which lasted for a while, leaving one police dead and three others wounded.
Taliban militants also suffered casualties, the official said but could not provide an exact figure.
The armed group that has intensified activities over the past couple of months and recently aimed its gun at destabilizing the relatively peaceful Daikundi province has not made a comment. Enditem
