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Gun battle kills 15 including 3 security personnel in W. Afghanistan
QALA-E-NAW, Afghanistan, Nov 10, 2018 (BSS/XINHUA) – Three security
personnel and 12 militants have been killed as clashes erupted in Qadis
district of the western Badghis province on Friday, head of provincial
council Abdul Aziz Big said Saturday.
The clashes, according to the official, flared up after Taliban militants
stormed checkpoints in Langar area of Qadis district late Friday night and
the security forces returned fire which lasted for several hours, leaving 12
militants and three security personnel dead.
In the fighting, eight militants and 11 security personnel have been
injured, the official said.
Neither police, nor Taliban have made comments on the report.
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