KABUL, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Gun battle between Afghan forces and Taliban fighters left three insurgents dead in Farah province west of Afghanistan, an official said Sunday.

    "Taliban attacked a patrol team of Afghan soldiers in Pushrod district Saturday night and troops returned fire, killing three rebels on spot," Abdul Basir Ghori, the spokesman of Afghan National Army (ANA) in the region, told Xinhua.

    One Afghan soldier sustained injuries in the firefight, he added.

    Taliban fighters have intensified attacks against government interests as they carried out series of offensive over the past couple of weeks.