District Governor Mahbubullah Sayyedi said the clashes erupted when Taliban militants stormed a joint Afghan army and police checkpoint.
Five security forces and six Taliban were also injured during the deadly gun battle.
The Taliban were repulsed, and wounded were taken to a hospital in the provincial capital, Sayyedi said.
On Tuesday, Afghan security forces killed five Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) members who were fighting for the Taliban in the province’s Dasht-e-Archi district, the Special Operations Corps posted on Facebook.
Source : Afghan Voce Agency(AVA)