KABUL -- Some 11 Afghan army soldiers have been killed after militants ambushed a security forces' convoy in western Herat province, reported local media on Monday.
"On Sunday evening, the militants attacked a running convoy of army in Masjide-e-Chobee locality of Karukh district, killing 11 soldiers and wounding six others," Tolo News said in its news bulletin.
The convoy was travelling from provincial capital Herat city to the neighboring Badghis province when it came under attack, according to the report.
The Taliban-led insurgency has been rampant since mid-April when the militant group launched a yearly rebel offensive against Afghan security forces.
The Afghan soldiers and police casualties have risen as the U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan have switched from combat to a support role of training, advising and assisting Afghan forces since Jan. 1.
