A group of Taliban attacked a security post near the Afghan border, killing one soldier and injuring two.—File photo

QUETTA At least 10 Taliban were killed and several others injured in a clash with security personnel in the Sambaza area of Zhob district on Friday.

Official sources told Dawn that a group of Taliban attacked a security post near the Afghan border, killing one soldier and injuring two.

Security personnel cordoned off the area and returned fire.

'We have information about the death of 10 Taliban in the fierce gunbattle,' a security official in Quetta said.

He said the militants had taken away the bodies of their associates while escaping.

'We found their caps and weapons used in the attack,' the official said. He said the militants belonged to the Mullah Shamsullah group.

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