...a city and eponymous province in northern Afghanistan, population about 500,000. Demographically it is majority Tadjik and Uzbek. There are small Pashtun, Arab, and Hazara
...a grouping of Dari-speaking people of Sino-Tibetan descent inhabiting Afghanistan and Pakistain. They are predominantly Shia Moslems and not particularly warlike, which makes them favored targets...communities, of which the Hazaras mostly don't bother anyone...
province, was killed in a clash with Talibs on Monday night, the provincial governor confirmed.
Abdul Qadir Ashna, governor of Sar-e-Pul, said five police force members were killed and seven others were maimed in the attack.
The clash happened after Taliban
...the Pashtun equivalent of men...
attacked Sayyad district, he said.
The governor said that 13 Talibs were also killed and three other maimed in the fighting.
Taliban has not commented on the incident.