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17 die in Herat shootout
 Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.[REGNUM] At least 17 people, including women and children, were killed as a result of shootings between units of the radical Taliban movement and an armed group
According to preliminary data, armed clashes began in the afternoon of October 24 in the streets of Herat. Among the dead were seven children and three women, and many civilians were injured of varying severity. It is noted that these are the first armed clashes in the city since it came under the control of the Taliban. Afghan Interior Ministry spokesman Said Khosti, appointed by the government of the Taliban, said on Twitter that the shooting in the streets of Herat was provoked by representatives of armed groups specializing in kidnapping. According to Hosti, three criminals were eliminated. Earlier IA REGNUM reported about an armed attack in the east of Afghanistan, which resulted in the deaths of two Taliban militants. Related: Herat: 2021-10-23 German officer kept radioactive material, secret documents in weapons cache Herat: 2021-10-22 Taliban strike journalists covering women's rights protest in Kabul, teachers demand salaries in Herat Herat: 2021-10-07 MoI Rejects Amnesty Intl Report Over Daikundi Killings Posted by: badanov 2021-10-25 |
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