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Afghan Security Forces Kill Taliban Spy Chief, Interior Ministry Says

© REUTERS / StringerArmed men attend a gathering to announce their support for Afghan security forces and that they are ready to fight against the Taliban, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan June 23, 2021
Armed men attend a gathering to announce their support for Afghan security forces and that they are ready to fight against the Taliban, on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan June 23, 2021 - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.07.2021
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Afghan security forces have killed the Taliban (banned in Russia) intelligence chief in the country's eastern province of Logar, the Afghan Interior Ministry said on 12 July.
"During a special operation by Afghan special police forces ... in Logar province last night, the Taliban* intelligence chief ... was killed," the ministry said in a statement, adding that two more militants had been apprehended.
At the moment, Afghanistan is facing a stand-off between government forces and the Taliban, which reportedly took over 85 percent of the country after the US troop pullout was announced in April. Anti-terrorist operations are being conducted across Afghanistan to prevent a further takeover.
* A terrorist group outlawed in Russia and many other countries.
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