Kabul - FNA
Thirteen members of a anti-Taliban militia (Ghazni Uprising Members) were killed in an attack by the Taliban fighters in Andar district of Southern Ghazni province in Afghanistan, an official said.The incident took place in Gandaeer area early on Friday when the insurgents stormed their checkpoint at a time when the public uprising members were asleep, district chief Qasam Desiwal told Pajhwok Afghan News.The attackers also seized their weapons and a vehicle, he added.A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying 15 members of the uprising were killed and their 19 guns and a vehicle confiscated.