Residents of Sar-i-Pul province have accused the Azizi Bank of denying them cash withdrawals from their personal accounts.

Another six Afghan security force members were taken by militants who stormed checkpoints in both northern and western Afghanistan.

The Independent Election Commission of Afghanistan announced the initial results for another five provinces of Afghanistan regarding last month’s parliamentary elections.

At least two senior Taliban leaders were killed or wounded in a deadly infighting which erupted in northern Sari Pul province of Afghanistan.

Taliban militants have captured eight police security posts in northern Afghanistan amid an insurgents’ offensive that continues in the conflict-ridden country, local media report.