Separate battles between government troops and Taliban fighters in west Afghanistan left over two dozen people dead including 12 rebels, officials said Sunday, Xinhua reported.
The first clash occurred in Khak-e-Safid district of Farah province Saturday night left 12 militants dead, an army officer in west Afghanistan Syed Karim Sami told Xinhua.
A Taliban local commander Mullah Ghulam Rasoul who had organized the attacks is also among the dead bodies, the officer further said.
Moreover, police spokesman in west of Afghanistan Abdul Rauf Ahmadi told Xinhua that Taliban attacked on police checkpoint in Balablok district of Farah province Saturday night left six policemen dead.
Taliban militants have vowed to speed up attacks against government interests this year in Afghanistan.