8 killed in Taliban Attack on Afghan Airport

As many as eight people were killed at the airport complex in Afghanistan. According to officials, the militants of Taliban attacked the airport in the Southern Kandahar city in the Afghanistan on Tuesday evening. It is heard that the militants triggered an all-night gun battle.

According to a spokesman for the Kandahar provincial governor, eight people including civilians and soldiers were killed in the attack. On Wednesday morning, the government said that still there are reports of gunfire and explosions.

The Taliban claimed that they had killed up to 80 soldiers, though this figure could not verified, according to an unconfirmed statement. Further details are still awaited.