On July 13, 11 Security Forces (SFs) and four Taliban militants were killed in a Taliban attack on the office of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), the main intelligence agency, in Aybak city, the provincial capital of Samangan Province, reports Tolo News. The Samangan Health Director, Khalil Musadeq, said 43 civilians, including children, and members of the security forces had been wounded in the attack, with the number expected to rise.