Taliban kills 30 more Afghan troops
IRNA - Islamic Republic News Agency
Tehran, Nov 15, IRNA -- Afghan officials announced on Thursday 30 security forces were killed in the widespread Taliban attacks in west of the country near the Iranian border.
Afghan government officials said the widespread raids in Farah Province in western Afghanistan aim at 'weakening the government's grip on the region', Reuters reported.
According to the news agency, the Taliban has been launching attacks in the strategic area with the aim of expelling foreign forces and toppling the government.
In the latest Taliban attack, carried out four days ago at a checkpoint at Farah province, 50 Afghan soldiers and police forces were killed.
Taliban spokesman Qari Mohammad Yousef Ahmadi said the Taliban have killed 35 security forces.
He said the terrorist group has also destroyed a large number of police vehicles and has seized a large stockpile of weapons.
Since 2011, Afghanistan has been engulfed by a rising wave of violence and despite the presence of foreign troops, many parts of the country remain plagued by militancy.
The United States and its allies in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) occupied the country as part of Washington's so-called war on terror.
The Taliban and other militant groups have been carrying out bloody attacks across Afghanistan, killing the military and civilians alike and taking heavy toll on women and children.
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