District police chief for Sayyad district, five security forces and seven Taliban insurgents have been killed as a result of clash in northern Sar-i-Pul province, an official said on Tuesday.
Hyatullah Hayat, the district’s administrative chief, told Pajhwok Afghan News that the militants stormed the district at 11pm on Monday night.
He said several security check-posts overran by rebels but were recaptured by security forces as the firefight lasted for six hours.
He termed the security situation of the district unstable.
