Taliban militants kill at least six Afghan security personnel

At least six Afghan security personnel were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks

At least six Afghan security personnel were killed on Saturday in two separate attacks carried out by Taliban militants in southern Afghanistan.

According to officials, the double attacks targeted a checkpoint outside a station of Afghan security forces in the southern province of Helmand. Four policemen were killed and seven others were injured.

General Abdul Rahman Sarjang, the provincial police chief in Helmand, said: “security forces shot dead five militants equipped with explosives”

An army spokesman in Helmand said one soldier lost his life in the attack.