...the Pashtun equivalent of men..., who carried an attack on security checkpoints in Northern Province of Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
, the Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
According to the statement, the incident happened when security checkpoints were attacked in Pashtun Zarghoon district of Herat province.
Security forces backed with commando’s aid rebuffed the attacks, killing at least six Taliban bully boys.
The statement did not provide further details.
Taliban have not immediately commented on the claim.