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Afghan battles leave 11 militants dead in southern Zabu province
QALAT, Afghanistan, Oct. 13, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – At least 11 militants have
been confirmed dead as clash broke out between security forces and Taliban
group in Shinkai district of the southern Zabul province on Friday,
provincial police chief Mustafa Mayar said Saturday.
Speaking via telephone from provincial capital Qalat, Mayar added that
three more insurgents had been injured.
He also admitted that only two police were killed in the fighting.
Meanwhile, unofficial sources believed that over a dozen security personnel
have also lost their lives in the skirmishes begun on Friday evening.
Taliban militants are yet to make comment on the situation in Shinkai
district.
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