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| District in Kunduz declared free of Taliban |
| 2017-06-11 |
| Jawed Salim, a Special Forces spokesman, said on Saturday Imam Sahib district of Kunduz province has been cleared of Taliban insurgents. According to Salim, during a three day operation 80 insurgents were killed and 120 others were wounded. Three Afghan soldiers were killed and four others were wounded during the clearance operation, Salim said. During the operation Special Forces managed to push back insurgents who had held an army base under siege, Salim said. Salim said that foreign forces also assisted government forces during the operation. |
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