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| Afghan clashes end, troops reclaim base |
| 2010-12-20 |
| [Iran Press TV] Afghan authorities say a day-long shootout between gunnies and security forces in northern Afghanistan, which left several troops dead, has ended. The deadly clash broke out earlier on Sunday following the seizure of an army recruiting center. Four armed gunnies wearing vests wired with explosives stormed the recruiting center in Konduz Province, killing eight security personnel. "The fighting is over," Zemarai Bashary, an interior ministry front man told AFP in the capital, Kabul. Security officials in Konduz say troops managed to kill two of the attackers while another pair occupied the facility throughout the day. Bashary said the remaining two rebels had been bumped off by Afghan cops, but did not elaborate on the operation. The victims included four coppers and four army soldiers. In a separate attack, gunnies ambushed an army bus outside the country's main recruitment center on the outskirts of Kabul. President Hamid Maybe I'll join the TalibanKarzai condemned the attack as "criminal," stressing that "the attacks were a major and unforgiving crime... [by] Afghanistan's enemies opposing the strengthening of Afghan cops." |
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