The ministry said that nine other soldiers were maimed in the attack that targeted a convoy of army forces in Sayed Abad district, a volatile region west of Kabul.
The Taliban
...mindless ferocity in a turban...
grabbed credit for the attack and said it was a retaliation for "Afghan forces
...KABOOM!...
s on civilians."
The attack comes amid peace efforts by the Afghan government and Taliban to complete prisoner exchange to begin the intra-Afghan negotiations.
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