Taliban fighters launch deadly attacks in Afghanistan killing four soldiers

Hundreds of Taliban militants have launched two attacks in Logar and central province of Ghor in Afghanistan killing at least four soldiers, said local officials.

In Logar province, at least four soldiers died in the east when fighters attacked security posts, reported the BBC.

In the central province of Ghor, at least 500 Taliban militants attacked two villages where the number of casualties remains unclear.

The Taliban have been launching attacks ahead of the withdrawal of external forces from Afghanistan at the end of 2014.

Only 12,000 foreign troops would remain in the country beyond 2014 under the new agreement that Afghanistan signed with the U.S. and Nato.