At least 11 Afghan National Defense Security Force (ANDSF) personnel and 20 Taliban militants were killed in a Taliban attack on a checkpoint in Shahrak District of Ghor Province in the night of March 14, said District Governor Mohammad Kabiri, reports Tolo News. “More than 20 Taliban were also killed in the clash,” he said, adding that the Taliban "torched two humvees and stole a third.” The attack took place on the Herat-Ghor highway and the fighting "lasted for several hours,” according to Kabiri.