Taliban Attack Paktia’s Government Compound

KABUL: (Middle East Press) According to local government officials in eastern Paktia province early Saturday A group of Taliban insurgents launched attack on a government compound.

The attack was carried out by a group of at least 40 Taliban insurgents on Jani Khel district government compound.

Provincial police chief, Zalmai Orya Khel said the attack was carried out around 5:30 am local time.

He said the district governor was not in the building at the time of the gunfire and that no civilians and the Afghan security forces suffer any casualties during the clashes.

The Taliban insurgents group have not commented regarding the incident so far.