...the Pashtun equivalent of men...attacks in the northern province of Kunduz early Monday morning, according to a security forces source.
At least nine coppers and four army soldiers were killed and ten other security forces members were maimed when the Taliban attacked security checkpoints in PD2 of Kunduz city and on the Kunduz-Ali Abad district highway, according to the source.
"The festivities started at 1:00 am and ended after three hours when security forces pushed back the murderous Moslems," the source said.
"The Taliban have also suffered casualties but there is no exact information yet," he said.
However,
a person who gets all wrapped up in himself makes a mighty small package...
local security officials and the Taliban have not yet commented on the attacks.