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The Police Chief of Kandahar Gen. Tadin Khan Achakzai said a group of Talibs attacked a security check post in Takhta Pul district.
Gen. Tadin Khan further added that the security forces killed three Talibs during the clash.
The security forces also confiscated three motorycles following the clash, Gen. Tadin Khan added.
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the Talibs attacked police forces on Kandahar-Tarinkot highway which was also repelled by security forces.
According to Gen. Tadin, the security forces killed five Talibs during the same clash.
He also added that the dead bodies of three them were left in the area following the clash.