Taliban kills 22 Afghan commandos after they try to surrender: Report 

According to a CNN report, Taliban fighters have executed22 Afghan commandos.Several videos have come up, apparentlyof the incident.

In aclear but unsteady video,several commandosofAfghan Special Forces unitcan be seen asked to surrender before they areshot to death amid cries of 'AllahuAkbar'.

The killingswere carried out onJune 16 in Dawlat Abadtown,Faryab province,which isclose to Afghanistan's border with Turkmenistan.The CNN report saidithas obtained and verified several videos of the incident and hasalsospoken with witnesses.

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The Red Cross has also confirmed that the bodies of 22 commandos were retrieved.

Thecommandos were forced to surrender whenthey ran out of ammunition after being surrounded by the Taliban fighters ina fierce battle to hold the town, witnesses said.

Meanwhile,Taliban attacks on security outposts inGaznicity were repelled by Afghan security forces on Sunday, TOLOnews reported, citing a police official.

The Taliban attacked security outposts in PD3, PD6, PD1 and PD5 in the early hours of Sunday morning, the provincial police statement said, adding "the Taliban faced a response from the joint security forces, and their attacks were pushed back."

Provincial police chief Fazel Ahmad assured people that security sources will defend the city.

"The Taliban escaped from the areas after the arrival of the reinforcements. Several Taliban were killed and wounded in the clashes," he said.

There was no mention in the statement about possible casualties among the security forces, said TOLOnews.

General Shir MohammadAndewal, a military commander inGhazni, pledged that the security forces will "bravely" defend the city. The Taliban has not yet commented on the attacks.

(With inputs from agencies)