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Afghanistan
40 Taliban Insurgents Killed in Clash with ANSF in Kunduz
2015-04-27
[Tolo News] At least 40 Taliban myrmidons, including six foreign bad boys, were killed in a joint Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) operation in northern Kunduz province on Sunday, local officials said.

Twenty other holy warriors were maimed in the attack.

The operation was launched in Gor Tepa area in Kunduz city, Qala-e-Zal and Imam Sahib districts. Fighting is still underway between the ANSF and Taliban myrmidons, head of the Media Office of Police in Kunduz, Sohrab Samim said Sunday afternoon.

The fist clash took place in Gor Tepa in the city, the second clash happened in Qala-e-Zal and the third in Imam Sahib.

"The clash started yesterday and it is continuing. Afghan cops have also suffered casualties but no details as yet," Samim said, adding that special forces reinforcement from several provinces have arrived in the area to fight the myrmidons.

So far there are also civilian casualties, he added.

The six foreign snuffies who were killed in the attack come from the northwestern Faryab province, four of them were from Tajikistan and two were Chechens, according to officials.

The holy warriors have taken control of a number of police posts in Imam Sahib after the attack and the police force has been moved back, the officials said, adding that more troops have arrived in the city and the situation is expected to be brought under control soon.

Qala-e-Zal is one of the most insecure districts of the province. The clash comes after the Taliban on Friday announced the start to their spring offensive.
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