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Afghanistan
Clash among Afghan forces and Taliban leaves 15 dead, wounded in Herat
2018-04-29
[Khaama (Afghanistan)] At least fifteen people were killed or maimed during a clash between the Afghan forces and the Taliban
...Arabic for students...
holy warriors in western Herat
...a venerable old Persian-speaking city in western Afghanistan, populated mostly by Tadjiks, which is why it's not as blood-soaked as areas controlled by Pashtuns...
province of Afghanistan.

According to the local officials, the incident took place late on Friday night in the vicinity of Shindand district.

The officials further added that the clash has left at least eight members of the Taliban group dead.

Provincial governor’s front man Jilani Farhad confirmed that eight Death Eaters were killed and seven others were maimed during the overnight clash in the vicinity of Shindand.

Farhad further added that the clash broke out after a large of Taliban holy warriors wanted to launch coordinated attack on security posts in this district.

He said preliminary reports indicate that the Death Eaters had arrived from Zir Koh district of Farah province to participate in the attack.

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