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The 209th Shaheen Corps said in a statement the Talibs led by Makhdoom Aalim, the military commission chief of Taliban, launched an attack on Gurziwan district.
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we can't all be heroes. Somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by...
the 209th Shaheen Corps said the Afghan forces effectively responded to the attack killing 3 Death Eaters and wounding 6 others.
The statement further added that the security forces also killed Sheikh Zakaria and Mullah Mohammad, the two local commanders of Taliban.
The Taliban group has not commented in this regard so far.