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AFGHANISTAN-UNREST
Afghan conflict claims 16 lives including 6 security personnel in northern
Kunduz province
KUNDUZ, Afghanistan, Oct 12, 2018 (BSS/Xinhua) – At least 16 people
including six security personnel and 10 militants have been killed as clash
erupted in Dasht-e-Archi district of the northern Kunduz province on Friday,
district governor Nasrudin Nazari said.
“Taliban rebels stormed security checkpoints in Qarluq area of Dasht-e-
Archi district today morning triggering heavy gun battle and resultantly left
16 people dead including six security personnel and 10 militants,” Nazari
told Xinhua.
The official also admitted that eight more security personnel had been
injured in the fighting.
Taliban militants who have tightened the noose to overrun the
strategically important Dasht-e-Archi district are yet to make comment.
BSS/XINHUA/FI/ 1630 hrs