General Abdul Rashid Bashir Police Chief of Kunduz Province said that Taliban militants launched attack on Qala Zaal District’s building and their attack was thwarted by Afghan Security Forces, bakhtarnews.com reports on October 8. Several Taliban fighters including Qurishi a ‘local commander’ were killed and more than 10 others were injured during the attack, Bashir added. Taliban militants were forced to flee from the area by arriving reinforcement troops.