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Reports Say Taliban Attacks Paktika Province


KABUL -- A group of Taliban insurgents has attacked government buildings in Afghanistan's southern Paktika province, near the Pakistani border, according to RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan.

The buildings are reportedly located near the office of the provincial governor.

Reports say that there is also fighting in other parts of Paktika province between the Taliban and Afghan government forces.

No further details were immediately available.

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