At least 12 soldiers of the Afghan National Army (ANA) forces lost their lives in an insider attack involving fellow soldiers in northern Kunduz province of Afghanistan.
A security official in north of the country confirmed that the incident took place late on Monday night after two soldiers opened fire on comrades in a security post.
The source further added that the outpost was located in the outskirts of Kunduz city.
The anti-government armed militant groups including the Taliban insurgents have not commented regarding the report so far.
Kunduz is among the relatively volatile provinces in northern Afghanistan where the anti-government armed militant groups are actively operating in a number of its districts.
The Taliban militants managed to briefly take control of the strategic Kunduz city last year but the Afghan forces managed to retake by launching a major offensive.
The group also launched numerous attacks by announcing their spring offensive in mid-April this year but failed to take control of any strategic area.
