Hanif Rezaee, spokesperson for the 209th Shaheen Corps, said that around 6:30 am on Thursday, Taliban insurgents attacked security checkpoints in the village of Qozi Bay Qala in the Dawlat Abad district.
He did not comment on the casualties among the security forces.
The Taliban is yet to comment on the attack.
On Tuesday afternoon, Afghan security forces had also clashed with the Taliban in the same location.