
LASHKAR GAH, Afghanistan, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Five militants were confirmed dead and nine others injured as clashes flared up in Gereshk district of the southern Helmand province on Thursday, a statement from the national army here said.
The clashes broke out after a group of Taliban militants attacked security checkpoints early Thursday and the troops retaliated, forcing the insurgents to flee after leaving five bodies behind and nine more injured, the statement said.
The Afghan forces also discovered 14 mines planted by the insurgents in the area and defused them on the spot.
Taliban militants who are active in parts of the troubled Helmand province with Lashkar Gah as its capital haven't commented.
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