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Taliban attacks kill 15 Afghan policemen

Saudi Press Agency

Tuesday 1440/4/25 - 2019/01/01

KABUL, January 01, 2019, SPA -- An Afghan official says the Taliban launched two blistering attacks in northern Sar-e-Pul province, killing 15 members of the country's security forces, AP reported.

Provincial council chief Mohammad Noor Rahmani says that along with 15 policemen killed, 21 were wounded in the two attacks, which took place late on Monday. He says fierce gunbattles raged for several hours in Sayyad district and outside Sar-e-Pul, the provincial capital.

--SPA
12:07 LOCAL TIME 09:07 GMT
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