Kabul: An Afghan official says four civilians have been killed and another
eight wounded during a gun-battle between Afghan security forces and the
Taliban in northeastern Badakhshan province.
Asadullah Mujadedi,
a district police chief there, says the battle broke out after security
forces launched a clean-up operation in Badakhshan's Jurm district.
Mujahdedi
says the Taliban, armed with mortars and machine gun rifles, fired from
within the houses in a blistering battle that lasted throughout the day
yesterday.
A statement from the Taliban today claimed
significantly more civilians were killed in the firefight and blamed the
government for their deaths.
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