Publish Date: 6 March 2021 - 19:47

TEHRAN, Mar. 06 (MNA) – Seven Afghan army forces have been killed and four others injured in Balkh province on Saturday.

7 Afghan army forces have been killed and 4 others injured in a Taliban attack in Balkh province on Saturday, TOLO News reported.

Taliban have not commented on the attack so far.

The country has been experiencing a growing number of explosions and terrorist attacks in the past months. In 2001, US forces along with NATO waged a war in Afghanistan claiming to fight against terrorism and since then the number of military and civilian casualties in the country has steadily increased.

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