Gun battle kills 12 militants, 3 security personnel in Afghan eastern Ghazni province

GHAZNI, Afghanistan, June 24 (Xinhua) -- Up to 12 militants and three security personnel have been killed in fighting between Afghan government forces and Taliban outfit in Andar and Giro districts of the eastern Ghazni province, provincial police chief Farid Ahmad Mashal said Sunday.

In the fighting which erupted Saturday night, according to the official, seven more militants and two security personnel have been injured.

Taliban militants haven't commented on the report.