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8 Local Security Force Members Killed in Ghor: Official
[ToloNews] At least eight members of the Afghan territorial army were killed after the Taliban ...mindless ferocity in a turban...launched an attack on their check point in Shahrak district of Ghor province, local officials in the province said on Tuesday. 6 other soldiers were maimed in the attack, said the officials. Arif Abir, a front man for Ghor's governor, said that the attack happened at a checkpoint known as Qabristan in Shahrak district, stating that the checkpoint is still out of the control of government forces. The Taliban have so far not commented. Related: Shahrak district: 2020-02-12 172 Taliban militants surrender to Afghan forces in Herat and Ghor, claims MoD Shahrak district: 2019-08-28 Multiple airstrikes kill at least 66 Taliban militants in Ghor Shahrak district: 2019-06-02 Taliban militants suffer heavy casualties in U.S. airstrikes in Badghis and Ghor Related: Ghor: 2020-08-19 Good morning Ghor: 2020-08-19 Officials: Govt Retakes Ghor's Murghab District from Taliban; Other Officials Say Taliban Took District From Govt Ghor: 2020-08-14 2 Afghan engineers killed in Taliban attack on Kabul-Parwan highway Posted by: trailing wife 2020-08-26 |
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