At least 11 security force members were killed in Taliban attacks in Kunduz and Helmand provinces on Thursday evening, according to security sources.

Taliban attacked security outposts in Ali Abad district in the northern province of Kunduz on Thursday evening, a security source said, adding that eight security force members, including four policemen and four army soldiers, were killed.

The source said that five army soldiers and two policemen were wounded in the attack. Four other forces were taken hostage by the Taliban, the source said.

Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by posting photos from the hostages.

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