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on the Zabul-Kandahar highway near the city of Qalat, in Zabul province, said Ata Jan Haq Bayan, head of Zabul's provincial council.
He said the Taliban has also suffered casualties in the clash.
Bayan added that the government forces went to the outskirts of the city of Qalat to assess security and they encountered a Taliban ambush at around 9 am this morning.
He added that two Humvee tanks of the Afghan forces "were destroyed" in the attack.
He called on the government to pay more attention to the security of the southern province.
A security source in Zabul said the attack left 15 coppers dead.
Zabul security officials have not commented on the incident so far.
The Taliban has not grabbed credit for the attack.
This attack also comes as an
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by Afghan forces in Farah province in the west of the country on Thursday night killed 16 Taliban fighters, according to Farah police front man Mohibullah Mohib.
The Taliban attacked an outpost in Deh Yak village on the outskirts of Farah city prior to the airstrike, he said.