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At Least 20 Policemen Killed in Clashes With Taliban in Southern Afghanistan

© REUTERS / ParwizAfghan policemen transport a dead body of a police after gunmen attack in Jalalabad city eastern Afghanistan May 17, 2017
Afghan policemen transport a dead body of a police after gunmen attack in Jalalabad city eastern Afghanistan May 17, 2017 - Sputnik International
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At least 20 Afghan policemen were killed and six more injured in clashes with the Taliban (a terrorist group outlawed in Russia) in Afghanistan’s southern Zabul province, local media reported on Sunday.

Taliban fighters hold their heavy and light weapons before surrendering them to Afghan authorities in Jalalabad, east of Kabul, Afghanistan. File photo - Sputnik International
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) According to the TOLO News broadcaster, citing local officials, the Taliban militants attacked the Shajoy district of the province on Saturday night, taking control of some 2,000 houses in Bolan Robab area and raising their flags.

Reinforcements from the capital of the province are on their way to the area, the media added.

There are no reports of civilian casualties or casualties among the Taliban insurgents.

Afghanistan has been suffering from unstable political, social and security situation due to the activity of the Daesh (a terrorist group outlawed in Russia) and the Taliban. The Afghan National Defense and Security Forces are currently conducting joint offensive operations to combat terrorism across the country.

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