At least seven security force members were killed in a Taliban attack in the southern province of Kandahar on Tuesday, Kandahar police confirmed in a statement on Wednesday.

The clashes started in Takhta Pul district of the province when the Taliban attacked security checkpoints, and seven security force members were killed, the statement said.

The Taliban has not yet commented on the attack.

Recently, the Taliban also attacked security forces in Arghistan and Marouf districts, where 14 Taliban were killed, according to Kandahar police.

The security forces found “Pakistani ID cards on the Taliban who were killed in Arghistan and Marouf,” said Tadin Khan, provincial police chief, on Tuesday.