An explosion shook Talaqan city court area morning but that no casualties were reported. Takhar police said.

An attack by Taliban militants claimed the lives of 37 security personnel in North-eastern Takhar province.

At least 17 security check posts fell to the Taliban in Khwaja Ghar district of northeastern Takhar province on Monday, provincial council members confirmed.

Authorities in northern Afghanistan say at least 12 security posts have fallen into the hands of the Taliban, after the group’s attack on Takhar Province, local reports said.

The officials in northeastern Takhar province of Afghanistan are saying that sixteen security personnel have been martyred in militants attack.